The Airbus 310 was coming from Singapore when the pilot reported a fire warning from one of its engines and requested an emergency landing.

The plane landed safely and none of the 210 passengers aboard was harmed.

Authorities said it was a false alarm and no evidence of fire was found.

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The flight safely landed at Mumbai Airport, at 2:45 am. All 171 passengers and six crew members exited safely.

The thorough inspection of plane revealed that it was just a false alarm and there was no fault in the cockpit system.

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There was no fire found in the turboprop engine, but Akia Airlines began an investigation, and seems to have discovered a faulty indicator.

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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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What: Chautauqua Embraer ERJ-145/Delta Airlines en route from Asheville,NC to New York
Where: La Guardia airport, New York
When: Nov 16th 2011
Why: By now, everyone has probably heard about this:

A captain who was locked in the airplane’s bathroom gave a passenger a security code to inform the co-pilot.

But when the co-pilot heard the passenger’s heavy accent, he told ATC “the captain has disappeared in the back and I have someone with a big foreign accent trying to access the cockpit.” ATC urged him to land ASAP.

The situation was resolved before the plane landed, and fortunately before the fighter jets were deployed.

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But according to reports, the alert was immediately determined to be false, and the plane went right back out to make the flight. Reputable airlines usually fly in a replacement plane to take over the flight so the plane with the problem is cleared.

So. Either this plane was sent out too soon, without a thorough inspection. Remember, Air India has an acknowledged safety problem. Are they playing Russian roulette with their passengers’ safety?

Or. The reportage does not make it clear that another plane was flown in.

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What: Qantas Airbus A330-200 en route from Sydney to Jakarta
Where: Sydney
When: Jan 1st 2011
Why: On takeoff, the cabin pressurization set off an indicator. The crew returned to Sydney where they made a safe landing after being in the air a half hour. On inspection, the problem was not the pressurization but an alarm error. The flight continued as scheduled.

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