SATA | George Hatcher's Air Flight Disaster https://airflightdisaster.com Aviation News, Headlines & Alerts Tue, 24 Oct 2017 21:03:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 SATA Air Acores Flight Makes Emergency Landing due to Smoke in Cockpit https://airflightdisaster.com/sata-air-acores-flight-makes-emergency-landing-due-to-smoke-in-cockpit/ Tue, 24 Oct 2017 21:03:02 +0000 http://airflightdisaster.com/?p=38775 SATA Air Acores flight SP-479 made an emergency landing in Lajes, Portugal, on October 21st. The plane flying from Pico Island, Portugal, was descending toward Lajes when the crew declared an emergency due to smoke in the cockpit. The plane landed safely. All twenty-six people aboard remained unharmed.

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]]> SATA Air Acores flight SP-479 made an emergency landing in Lajes, Portugal, on October 21st.

The plane flying from Pico Island, Portugal, was descending toward Lajes when the crew declared an emergency due to smoke in the cockpit.

The plane landed safely. All twenty-six people aboard remained unharmed.

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]]> Azores Airlines Plane Returns to Portugal after Bird Strike https://airflightdisaster.com/azores-airlines-plane-returns-to-portugal-after-bird-strike/ Tue, 19 Jul 2016 15:14:59 +0000 http://airflightdisaster.com/?p=34506 Azores Airlines flight S4-134 had to return and make a safe emergency landing at Lajes Field, Lajes Air Base, Portugal, on July 15th. The Airbus A320-200 en-route to Lisbon, Portugal had just departed Lajes’s runway when the crew reported a bird strike resulting in engine failure. The plane landed safely. All 109 people onboard remained...

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]]> Azores AirlinesAzores Airlines flight S4-134 had to return and make a safe emergency landing at Lajes Field, Lajes Air Base, Portugal, on July 15th.

The Airbus A320-200 en-route to Lisbon, Portugal had just departed Lajes’s runway when the crew reported a bird strike resulting in engine failure.

The plane landed safely. All 109 people onboard remained unharmed.

The flight was cancelled.

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]]> SATA Emergency Landing in Funchal https://airflightdisaster.com/sata-emergency-landing-in-funchal/ Sat, 25 Jun 2011 05:52:26 +0000 http://airflightdisaster.com/?p=17519 What: SATA International Airbus A320-200 en route from Funchal to Copenhagen Where: Funchal Portugal When: Jun 20th 2011 Who: 104 passengers, 6 crew Why: On takeoff, the plane flew through a flock of birds, resulting in damage to both engines. There was vibration but no loss of power. Within a quarter of an hour, the...

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]]> What: SATA International Airbus A320-200 en route from Funchal to Copenhagen
Where: Funchal Portugal
When: Jun 20th 2011
Who: 104 passengers, 6 crew
Why: On takeoff, the plane flew through a flock of birds, resulting in damage to both engines. There was vibration but no loss of power. Within a quarter of an hour, the pilot landed safely back at Funchal.

Both engines ingested seagulls, resulting in damaged fan blades. Also, on impact with a gull, one of the cargo doors opened.

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]]> Sata Airbus Tire Punctured https://airflightdisaster.com/sata-airbus-tire-punctured/ Fri, 04 Mar 2011 15:30:00 +0000 http://airflightdisaster.com/?p=15385 What: SATA International Airbus A320-200 en route from Lisbon to the Terceira Azores Islands Where: Lajes When: Mar 4th 2011 Why: Landing in Portugal on a wet runway, the plane ran over a sandbag and cable, puncturing a tire. The runway was closed, as the situation was dealt with.

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]]> What: SATA International Airbus A320-200 en route from Lisbon to the Terceira Azores Islands
Where: Lajes
When: Mar 4th 2011
Why: Landing in Portugal on a wet runway, the plane ran over a sandbag and cable, puncturing a tire. The runway was closed, as the situation was dealt with.

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]]> Airbus: Hard Landing in Portugal https://airflightdisaster.com/airbus-hard-landing-in-portugal/ Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:38:15 +0000 http://airflightdisaster.com/?p=6665 Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Lino Borges What: SATA International Airbus A310-300 en route from Lisbon to Ponta Delgada Where: Ponta Delgada, Portugal When: Nov 6th 2009 Who: not available Why: The Airbus had a normal flight but a hard landing at Ponta Delgada. Passengers debarked and took an alternative...

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Contact photographer Lino Borges

What: SATA International Airbus A310-300 en route from Lisbon to Ponta Delgada
Where: Ponta Delgada, Portugal
When: Nov 6th 2009
Who: not available
Why: The Airbus had a normal flight but a hard landing at Ponta Delgada. Passengers debarked and took an alternative Airbus to the final (Boston) leg of the trip.

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