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US Airways Cockpit Smoke over Pacific


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What: US Airways Boeing 757-200 en route from Phoenix,AZ to Kahului,HI
Where: en route
When: Sep 17 2010
Who: 175 passengers and 6 crew
Why: 1200 miles from Hawaii, smoke was observed in the cockpit. The crew diverted to San Francisco where they landed safely.

A replacement jet was provided.

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Airbus Nose Gear Issue in SF

What: Lufthansa Airbus A340-600 en route from Munich Germany to San Francisco,CA
Where: on far approach to San Francisco
When: May 5th 2009
Why: After reporting nose gear issues, the airbus was towed off the runway after landing, and it’s return flight was cancelled.

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Piper Incident in San Francisco


navaho not pictured
What: PA31 Piper
Where: RUNWAY 28R, SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, SAN FRANCISCO, CA
When: 01/28/2009
Who: pilot
Why: Piper struck runway edge lights