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    Thomas Cook Emergency Landing in Frankfurt

    What: Thomas Cook Boeing 757 en route from Glasgow to Heraklion
    Where: Frankfurt
    Who: not available
    Why: The flight was en route over Holland when one of the planes engines developed engine failure. The pilot shut down engine two and diverted to Frankfort, where they made a safe landing. Emergency services were on standby when the plane landed.

    Passengers were provided accommodations and flew out the next day, although there was no Thomas Cook affiliate there, and they were not kept informed of their situation.

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    Delta Flight Cancelled over Jacksonville—Engine Lost and Recovered

    What: Delta Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-88 en route from Jacksonville FL to Atlanta.
    Where: Jacksonville
    When: Jun 15th 2011, 10:30 p.m
    Who: 135 aboard
    Why: Taking off from Jacksonville, they had a compressor stall.

    The pilots recovered the left engine, and made a safe landing back in Jacksonville, in spite of a loud bang that occurred. They stopped on the runway (which had been inspected for debris). A passenger told reporters that there was an engine sparking.

    Emergency vehicles were on hand.

    Passengers disembarked, and were provided an alternative flight.

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    Bangkok-Another Rolls Royce/Trent Engine Fails


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    Contact photographer Rainer Bexten

    What: Qantas Boeing 747-400 en route from Bangkok (Thailand) to London Heathrow,EN
    Where: Bangkok
    When: May 20th 2011
    Who: 308 passengers
    Why: After takeoff from Bangkok, the engine vibration and temperature increased beyond the norm in one engine and the engine is reported to have salled. That (Rolls Royce) engine was shut down, and the pilots returned to Bangkik to make a safe landing with the remaining three engines. It has not yet been announced if the problem is due to the internal pipe irregularities which were indicated in an airworthiness directive just released, but with problems that go back several years.

    By the look of cursory evidence, it appears this could be the same manufacturing defect in an oil pipe, which led to an internal oil leak in the Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engine that failed in a Qantas A380 in 2010 causing a midair explosion, but investigators will have to reveal the details.

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    US Airways Emergency Landing

    What: US Airways Bombardier CRJ-300 en route from New York
    Where: Philadelphia International Airport
    When: April 22, 2011 7:30 pm
    Who: 12 passengers and 3
    Why: Citing engine failure, the pilot of a US Airways flight made a successful emergency landing in Philadelphia.

    Emergency crews were on standby. No injuries were reported, and no cause for the failure.

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    Delta Boeing Engine Emergency


    What: Delta Boeing 737-800 en route from Fort Lauderdale to Minneapolis
    Where: Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport
    Who: 119 passengers 6 crew
    Why: After takeoff from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, the Boeing suffered engine failure and had to turn back to the airport, sprinkling bits and pieces of the damaged engine over Florida. The plane made a safe landing. Passengers disembarked and transferred to an alternative flight which reached Minneapolis with considerable delay but no further trouble.

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    Engine Failure: Delta Diverts to Colorado Springs


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    What: Delta Airlines Boeing 757-300 en route from Detroit to Phoenix
    Where: Colorado Springs
    When: Dec 30, 2010
    Who: 225 passengers
    Why: While en route from Detroit to Phoenix, the plane’s right engine developed engine problems. The pilot shut down the affected engine and diverted to Colorado Springs where they made a safe landing 3/4 of an hour later. On landing, however, one of the wheel-wells overheated when the landing gear caught fire.

    Passengers evacuated via emergency slides, which resulted in two injured passengers. The injured were hospitalized.

    The rest of the passengers were to be booked on alternative flights.

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    Jetstar Airbus Engine Failure


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    Contact photographer John Richard Thomson

    What: Jetstar Airbus A330 en route from Denpasar Bali to Melbourne
    Where: Adelaide
    When: Dec 19 2010,
    Who: 226 passengers, 11 crew
    Why: While en route, the right engine developed problems. Pilots announced to the passengers that they were experiencing engine problems.

    The flight diverted to Adelaide and made a safe landing. Four hours after landing, passengers were provided alternative flights. However yesterday, weather in Australia also caused problems in Melbourne, including travel delays and at least one lightning strike.

    Qantas has owned the jet since 2008, although it is new to the Jetsar fleet.

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    Ghana VP in emergency landing

    What: Ghana Air Force Falcon 900 EX presidential jet en route from Cairo to Burkina Faso Ghana
    Where: Kufra Libya
    When: Dec 10, 2010
    Who: passengers included the vice President Mr. John Dramani Mahama, business man Alhaji Asumah Bandah, football icon Abedi Ayew Pele
    Why: While en route, one of the Falcon’s engines failed. On losing the engine, the pilot descended to a lower altitude and continued flying, diverting to Kufra where he made a precautionary landing landing.

    On landing, the baggage was quickly removed and passengers relocated.

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    South East Airlines Tupolev Crashes in Moscow


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    Contact photographer Kirill Naumenko – Moscow City Spotters

    What: Dagestan Airlines/South East Airlines Tupolev Tu-154 en route from Vnukovo to Makhachkala Russia
    Where: Domodedovo airport
    When: Saturday December 4, 2010
    Who: 168 aboard including 8 crew (also reported as 155)
    Why: Shortly after South East Airlines Flight 372 took off from Moscow, two of the Tupolev’s three engines failed (14:28). At 14:41, the pilot requested an emergency landing, initially at Vnukovo then at Domodedovo airport. The third engine failed as the plane was attempting to land in snow and freezing rain. The plane overshot the runway, and is reported to have struck buildings although missing a fence. Passengers say the plane broke apart when the plane hit a hill. The plane’s nose smashed and the fuselage broke into three sections. No fire or explosion occurred.

    The pilot Zakarzhi Zakarzhaev has flown 17 thousand hours and is considered the most professionally trained commander of Dagestan, likely one reason there are survivors.

    Passengers did not evacuate via emergency chute or ladder. They had to jump from the cabin to the ground to evacuate the wounded.

    Engine failure has been conjectured to be attributed to flawed aviation fuel (filters clogged with debris or ice) or lack of maintenance. The 18-year old tri-jet is powered by Soloviev D-30KU engines.

    Two were killed on impact, 83 injured were taken to 5 hospitals. 19 of these were very severe injuries—the number of fatalities has increased to 12 and may rise higher.

    The mother of a constitutional court judge, Gadisa Gadzhyeva, died in the accident; the brother of Dagestan President Magomedsalam Magomedov has been hospitalized. Seven of the victims taken to the central regional hospital. Three victims were delivered to the Clinical Hospital N83 Federal Medical-Biological Agency of Russia and one to CITO Pirogov Health Ministry of Russia. 25 victims were directed to the medical institutions of the Department of Health in Moscow. There were two children, one of them taken to the Morozov Children’s Hospital, the second is in children’s emergency surgery Roshal. Others are in Institute of Emergency Care Sklifosovsky, and in various Municipal Hospitals (64th, 7th, 13th, etc…)

    Russian Prosecutor General Yury Chaika took on a special control of the investigation. Photos were forbidden, and a criminal case was opened. An interview of Federal Service for Supervision of Transport of Russia supervisors indicated that they will be looking into the administration of Dagestan Airlines.

    In November 2009, a Dagestan engine failed; and in August 2008 an engine caught fire. Dagestan Airlines has adopted the brand name ‘South East Airlines.’ Dagestan Airlines is an airline based in Makhachkala, in Russia’s North Caucasus region. The airline’s scheduled, charter and cargo services operate domestic and international routes from its hub at Uytash Airport.

    The Moscow hotline is Moscow: 363-61-01; Emergency psychological assistance for victims families is (495) 626-37-07.

    The investigation shows that at an altitude of 9000 meters engines #1 and #3 failed. Analysis of the flight data recorder confirms the initial fluctuations in fuel supply to all three engines at an altitude of about 9000 meters, wjem engines 1 (left) and 3 (right) failed, Engine #2 was unstable as well recovered and ran until landing. First touchdown occurred at a vertical acceleration of 3.5G and vertical accelerations over 5.0G.The fuel pumps system is being dismantled, fuel samples were taken from the left engine and left fuel tank and are being analysed.

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    Beechcraft Crashes in Philippines

    What: Beechcraft A65 Queen Air en route from Basco, Batanes to Tuguegarao in Cagayan
    Where: Cagayan province in northern Luzon, Philippines
    When: Nov 29, 2010, 1:30 pm
    Who: 13 aboard
    Why: Pilots Captain Agustin Jose and Captain Benedict Dela Cruz manned the Beechcraft when both of the engines stopped at 300 feet. They crashed along the Cagayan River in Barangay San Vicente in Iguig town around 1:30 p.m. The flight skidded through a corn field into the Cagayan River shallows, landing 19 kilometers from the airport where it was was scheduled to gas up.

    The plane landed on water, and like another flight we all remember, everyone got out of the plane and stood on the wings. Rescue arrived via boat within 20 minutes.

    Passengers included Rustom Hontonia, Jack Castaño, Jovani Pahodpod, David Batan, Benedict John Acebes, Mae Jane Agcaoili, Harold Agito, Kate Vallentes, Mika Horkajo, Hana Horkajo and Yale Mark Elep. Agito, Acebes and Pahodpod are Boy Scouts. (Elementary students and their teachers were traveling to a Philippines activity in Cabugao, Ilocos Sur. ) Mika and Hana were five and three years old.

    No one was hurt in the crash, which is under investigation.

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    Boeing Engine Shut Down over Sao Paulo


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    Contact photographer Andrew Hunt – AirTeamImages

    What: An American Airlines Boeing 767-300 en route from Sao Paulo to Miami,FL
    Where: Sao Paulo
    When: Nov 18 2010
    Why: After takeoff, the right engine made an explosive noise, suffered an engine surge and the pilots shut it down. The pilots returned to Sao Paulo and made a safe landing. Significant damage occurred in the engine, and it will have to be replaced.

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    Delta Engine Shut Down; Return to NY


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    Contact photographer David Roura – Iberian Spotters

    What: Delta Airlines Boeing 767-300 en route from NY to Moscow
    Where: New York
    When: Nov 21, 2010
    Who: 193 passengers, one of whom was Leonardo DiCaprio
    Why: Immediately after takeoff, the plane “lost” the left engine. (I am assuming the pilot shut it down. In spite of alarmist NYT twitters, there was no fire.) A flash on takeoff, and a flame out and smoke were reported by separate crews. The plane had to dump fuel and returned less than an hour later to land in NY with a hundred rescue crew on hand for what appears to be a routine handling of a possible stall.

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    Qantas Flight Suffers Rolls Royce Engine Rupture


    video capture of damaged Rolls Royce engine

    What: Qantas Airbus A380-842 en route from Singapore (Singapore) to Sydney,NS
    Where: Singapore
    When: Nov 4th 2010
    Who: 440 passengers and 26 crew
    Why: After taking off from Singapore, over Batam the engine exploded and began emitting smoke. The airplane took off at 9:57L, about 4 minutes later abnormal engine #2 indications occurred and the engine shut down at 10:01L. Debris fell in a district called Dutamas, including the Qantas logo, and a turbine falling through a house. The pilot dumped fuel and returned to make a safe landing in Singapore.

    The Trent 900 engine has been subject to an EASA Airworthiness Directive. Maintenance determined that “the intermediate pressure turbine disk of engine #2 failed” and are checking for the directive’s warning (intermediate pressure shaft coupling splines requiring inspection for excessive wear) but they believe the engine failure is unrelated to the Directive.

    The parts that fell in Batam have been quarantined. Australian accident investigators have downloaded the CVR and FDR. The Australian Transportation Safety Board preliminary report deadline is Dec 3 2010.

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    On Qantas 90th Anniversary, Grounds Planes Pending investigation

    What: Qantas Airways Ltd. Boeing 747 plane with Rolls-Royce Group PLC engines Friday made an emergency landing at Singapore’s Changi airport with flames and sparks flying out of the engine. 412 passengers 3 flight crew and 16 cabin crew

    What: Qantas Airbus A380, bound for Sydney, had to return to Singapore after one of its four Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engine 2 suffered a midair explosion, caught fire , causing damage to the aircraft’s wing and leaving a debris trail.

    Two Qantas engines failing. One Boeing. One Airbus. BOTH Rolls Royce engines.

    Qantas published this press release:

    Major Disruptions
    Latest Update on Qantas Operations
    Information last updated on 6 November 2010 at 3.30pm AEDT.
    Qantas has made updates to its scheduled services on Saturday 6 November and Sunday 7 November due to the grounding of its Airbus A380 fleet.
    Qantas services are scheduled as follows:
    Today’s QF31 service (Sydney-Singapore), normally operated by an A380, will operate on an alternative aircraft, departing Sydney at 5:30pm local time. QF31 Singapore-London will operate on a British Airways aircraft.

    QF11 (Sydney-Los Angeles) will now depart at 10:15pm on November 6.

    QF8006 (Singapore-Sydney) will now depart at 7:00am local time on 7 November.

    QF5 (Sydney-Singapore-Frankfurt) scheduled to depart on 6 November will now depart at 8:25am local time on 7 November.

    QF21 (Sydney-Tokyo) scheduled to depart on 6 November will now depart at 9:30am local time on 7 November.
    Qantas is contacting customers regarding these flight changes and regular updates will be made available on qantas.com.

    Qantas has done everything possible to assist customers in Singapore who have been provided with overnight accommodation and meals.

    Customers in Los Angeles affected by Qantas’ suspension of A380 operations have also been accommodated, while arrangements are made to get them on flights to Australia as soon as possible.

    Qantas continues to work closely with Rolls-Royce and Airbus to carry out maintenance checks on its fleet.

    Qantas, the second-largest buyer of the giant plane, has grounded its fleet of six A380s until checks are completed on their Rolls-Royce made Trent 900 engines. Qantas has Rolls-Royce RB211-524G-T engines on its Boeing 747.

    The engineering union accuses Qantas of sending maintenance off-shore leading to a drop in quality.

    Qantas blames the design of Rolls-Royce engines, not maintenance. 92 % of the maintenance of their planes is performed in Australia, with 5,500 engineers.

    A passenger aboard the flight filmed smoke pouring out of the engine-

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    Beech Crashes in Karachi

    The plane may be seen here.

    What: JS Air Beech 1900C en route from Karachi to Bhit Shah (Pakistan)
    Where: Gulistan-e-Jauhar Town, Karachi Pakistan
    When: Nov 5th 2010 7:13 a m
    Who: 19 passengers and 2 crew
    Why: THE JSAIR flight had been chartered by a US firm working on an oil field in Karachi. The destination was an oil field at Bhit Shah in the southern province of Sindh.

    Just after takeoff, the plane’s right engine failed. When the plane banked to head back to the airport, the other engine failed as well.The flight crashed less than 2 minutes after takeoff. Fifteen of the passengers were ENI (Italian oil and gas) employees:(Altaf Hussain Khalid, Hussain Sadaqat, Jamali Nisar Ahmed, Khan Noor, Moazzam Saeed, Nadeem Ahmed, Nizamani Muhammad Azam, Rafique Sajid, Rana Muhammad Alam, Raza Amir, Saleemuddin, Sasso Antonio (Italian), Shah Iqbal Hussain, Siddique Shahid, Syed Anwar Imran, Syed Irshad Ali and Tahir Muhammad.) Also killed in the crash were three crew members of JSAir, including Chief Pilot (and general manager operations) Captain Naeemul Haq (53-year-old chief pilot was a former squadron leader with the Pakistan Air Force), First Officer Captain Muhammad Nauman Shamsi, flight technician Tariq Mehmood, and inspector Zafar Iqbal.

    The black box has been recovered. An international team of investigators including reps for Beechcraft is expected.

    The plane operated 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-65B engines, and had accrued 18545 total airframe hours since its first flight in 1991.

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    Plane lost in Washington

    What: Pacific Cataract and Laser Institute twin engine Cessna 304 en route from Chehalis to Lewiston Idaho
    Where: Packwood/Morton area, Southwest Washington
    When: October 25, 2010
    Who: pilot and 2 passengers
    Why: A pilot en route to Lewiston Idaho told ATC that one of his engines was down. He reported he was diverting to Chehalis but transmission stopped. Radar contact was lost at 7:44 am

    A search is being conducted by a navy helicopter and a jet ranger. There is a weak beacon signal indicating the location.

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    Sydney: Jetstar Airbus Lands on One Engine


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    Contact photographer Jonathan Rankin

    What: Jetstar Airbus A320-200 en route from Christchurch to Sydney
    Where: Sydney
    When: Oct 19th 2010
    Who: 118 passengers
    Why: While en route, passengers reported hearing a bang and seeing black smoke coming from an engine.

    The pilot shut down that engine, and made a safe landing in Sydney. Maintenance confirmed that the engine seized.

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    Thomson Flight Lands on One Engine


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    Contact photographer Roberto Bianchi

    What: Thomson Airways Boeing 757-200 from London to Paphos Cyprus
    Where: Paphos Cyprus
    When: Oct 13 2010
    Who: 200 aboard
    Why: On approach to Paphos, the pilot had to shut down an engine. The captain issued a distress signal and landed with one engine, with emergency vehicles on standby.

    They made a safe landing. The plane’s return run is postponed until after Inspectors flying in from the UK to inspect the plane.

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    3 Survive Fiery Catalina Crash

    What: Sabovich and Sons Cessna 310 registration N310XX
    Where: Avalon, Santa Catalina Island, California
    When: Oct 2 2010 3:40
    Who: 3 aboard: 54-year old pilot, the 50-year old male passenger and the 48-year old female passenger
    Why: The pilot flew in from Santa Ana to pick up two passengers. On takeoff, the left engine failed. The pilot had to make a forced landing a half-mile southeast of the airport, which set off a field fire.

    The injured were airlifted to hospitals by helicopter.

    Passengers sustained significant but non-life-threatening burns.

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    Phoenix: American Airlines Engine Failure at Sky Harbor

    What: American Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-82 en route from Phoenix,AZ to Dallas Ft. Worth,TX (USA)
    Where: Phoenix
    When: Sep 24 2010
    Who: 147 passengers 5 crew
    Why: American Airlines flight AA-806 was on the tarmac, and taking off when the pilot rejected takeoff due to engine failure. The engine scattered debris on the runway, requiring runway 7L to be shut down for cleanup by ground crews. The plane returned safely to the terminal. No injuries were reported. No indication of whether passengers were rebooked or provided an alternative flight.

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    Lufthansa Airbus Engine Failure


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    What: Lufthansa Airbus A340-300 en route from Frankfurt/Main (Germany) to Boston,
    Where: Amsterdam
    When: Sep 24 2010
    Why: While en route, the plane developed problems in an engine and had to shut it down for an unspecified fault inside engine #1 (outer left). After dumping fuel, the crew made a safe landing in Frankfurt. No injuries were reported.

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    Germany: Southern Air Transport Engine Blows


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    Contact photographer Markus Altmann

    What: Malaysian Airlines/Southern Air Transport Boeing 747-200 freighter en route from Frankfurt Germany to Tashkent Uzbekistan
    Where: Frankfurt
    When: Sep 24 2010
    Why: On takeoff, the right engine (3) suffered engine failure. The pilot aborted the takeoff. Engine debris caused some damage to the plane.

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    Twinstar Engine Failure


    Pictured: A Diamond Aircraft Industries Diamond DA-42 Twin Star, Farnborough England
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    Contact photographer Rez Manzoori

    What: Diamond Twinstar en route from Jersey to Vendee France
    Where: Jersey Airport
    When: July 30 2010 1220 BST
    Who: Pilot
    Why: While en route, the plane developed engine trouble. The pilot returned to Jersey Airport, made a safe landing, and was towed to the gate.