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American Airlines Plane Returns to Texas due to Cargo Door Indication

American Airlines flight AA-229 had to return and make an emergency landing at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Texas, on December 28th.

The Boeing 777-200 en-route to Kona International Airport, Kalaoa, Hawaii, had to return after a forward cargo door indication was reported.

The plane landed safely.

All 222 people aboard remained safe.

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Aeroflot Flight Makes Emergency Landing due to Cargo Door Indication

Aeroflot flight SU-1485 had to return and make an emergency landing at Yemelyanovo International Airport, Russia, on November 13th.

The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Sheremetyevo International Airport, Russia, but had to turn back due to indication of an open cargo door.

The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.

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Aeroflot Flight Makes Emergency Landing in Moscow

Aeroflot flight SU-43 made an emergency landing in Moscow, Russia, on July 22nd.

The Boeing 737-800 plane flying from Saint Petersburg, Russia, was descending toward Moscow when the crew received indication of an open cargo door.

The plane continued for a safe landing.

It is believed that a dog in the cargo compartment had opened the cargo door.

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Angara Airlines Plane Returns to Russia due to Open Cargo Door Indication

AngaraAngara Airlines flight IK-755 had to return and make an emergency landing at International Airport Irkutsk, Russia, on September 1st.

The Antonov AN-14 en-route to Novosibirsk, Russia, had to return after the crew received the signal of its forward cargo hold’s open door.

The plane landed safely.

All the 60 passengers and 4 crew members remained safe.

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U2 Singer Bono in Mid-Air Scare

U2 singer Bono had a midair mishap on November 12 when the luggage-compartment door of his private Learjet 60 fell off over Germany.

The incident happened when rockstar was on his way from Dublin to Berlin, to perform at the Bambi Awards.

The plane landed safely at the Berlin Schonefeld Airport at around 12:26 a.m. Besides Bono, there were 4 passengers and 2 pilots in the plane. None of them was harmed.

Germout Freitag, from the German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation, said, “The ground crew realized the door was gone and two suitcases had fallen out…Officials have not yet located the two suitcases or the hatch door, but they have been able to pinpoint the area where they are likely to have landed by the radar.”

The cause of accident is under investigation.

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Air Canada Flight Returns to Toronto Pearson International Airport

Air CanadaAir Canada flight AC015 had to return and make an emergency landing at Toronto Pearson International Airport in Ontario, Canada, at 11:30 a.m. on November 3.

The Boeing 777, heading to Hong Kong, was returned after a cargo door indicator light turned on.

The plane landed safely and none of the 349 passengers aboard was hurt.

The passengers were shifted to another aircraft which took them to their destination

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Air India Boeing Makes Unscheduled Bucharest Stop


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What: Air India Boeing 777 en route from Frankfurt to Chicago
Where: Bucharest
When: May 12, 2012 10:25
Who: 303 passengers and 17 crew
Why: The flight was en route over Romania when a door warning went off, alerting the pilot of a potential problem.

One source reported the problem as a door alarm; another source said there was a cargo smoke indication.

Passengers deplaned via stairs as on examination, no indication of fire or heat was found. Passengers were then provided hotel accommodations.

The pilot informed ATC in Bucharest and shortly later made a safe landing. The cargo door was examined but no problems were found. The issue was chalked up to being a false alarm.

The plane awaited takeoff pending an allocated scheduled landing-time in Chicago.

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Air China Airbus False Emergency Causes Return to Sanya

<What: Air China Airbus A330-200 en route from Sanya to Beijing
Where: Sanya
When: Jan 8th 2012
Who: not available
Why: After a faulty cargo door refused to close and held up the flight for two hours, once the flight was in the air, the door emitted an unsafe indication.

The flight returned safely to Sanya and made a safe landing. The door problem was reported as a false indication.

In George’s Point of View


One wonders if the delicate electronic indicator mechanism was damaged during attempts to close the door? I can’t help picturing the cargo door being repeatedly slammed. But wHo knows? We haven’t heard if the flight continued, was cancelled or if the jet was replaced.