The plane took off for Warsaw, Poland, but had to turn back due to a brakes overheat indication.

The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained safe.

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The Boeing 777-200 plane heading from Amsterdam, Netherlands, to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, was diverted after a passenger’s cell phone overheated.

The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.

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The Boeing 767-200 freighter plane took off for Guadalajara, Mexico, however, during the initial climb, one of the engines started emitting heavy smoke.

The crew subsequently turned back and landed safely. No injuries were reported.

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The Boeing 747-400 freighter plane took off for Narita International Airport, Japan, but had to turn back after the crew received an engine overheat indication.

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

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The Airbus A319-100 flying to New Orleans, Louisiana, had to return due to an overheated hydraulic system.

The plane landed safely.

All 147 people aboard remained safe.

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The plane took off for Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Texas, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew received an aft compartment overheat indication.

The plane landed back safely. All 124 people aboard remained unharmed.

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The Boeing 767-300 plane heading from Madrid, Spain, to Heathrow Airport, United Kingdom, was diverted after an engine de-icing system overheated.

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

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The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Cape Town, South Africa, but had to turn back after the crew received an engine overheat indication.

The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.

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The plane was heading to Phoenix, Arizona, when the crew decided to turn back due to an engine anti ice light indication suggesting that the system had overheated.

The plane landed safely. All 42 people aboard remained unhurt.

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The Avions de Transport Reginal ATR-72-212A, en-route to Lyon, France, had to return after the crew received an over-temperature indication.

The plane landed safely.

All 64 passengers and 4 crew members remained safe.

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The Boeing 737-200 plane took off for Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada, but had to return shortly afterwards due to an engine overheat indication.

The plane landed uneventfully. There were 49 people aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.

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The plane took off for London City, England, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew received indication of an overheated battery.

The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unhurt.

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The Boeing 737 plane took off for Houston, Texas, but had to return shortly afterwards due to engine overheating.

The plane landed safely. All 162 passengers aboard remained unhurt.

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The A-320, carrying 119 passengers and 5 crew members, was heading from Toronto to Montreal when the crew reported an overheated oven in the Galley.

The plane was then diverted to CFB Trenton where it landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.

The airline arranged an alternate aircraft for the passengers.

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The Flight 8502 was on its way from North Platte to Sioux City, Iowa, when a warning signal indicated that equipment at the back of the aircraft was overheating.

The plane landed uneventfully and all 6 people aboard, including 2 pilots and 4 crew members, remained unharmed.

The aircraft was taken for inspection.

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What: Transasia Avion de Transport Regional ATR-72-500 en route from Taipei to Makung
Where: Taipei
When: May 2nd 2012
Who: 72 passengers
Why: Ten minutes after taking off, the pilots received an overheat indication from the left engine. They returned to Taipei and made a safe landing.

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What: Croatia Airlines de Havilland Dash 8-400 en route from Vienna to Zagreb
Where: Zagreb
When: Apr 29th 2012
Who: 58 passengers
Why: The plane was on approach to Zabreb when the engine temperature became hot.

The left engine was shut down. Pilots made a safe landing. Croatia spokesman Davor Januši? said that the passengers were not at any time in danger.

The jet was temporarily withdrawn from service but back in rotation after ten hours and some replaced parts.

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A replacement jet was flown in.

Maintenance, maintenance, maintenance!

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What: Saudi Arabian Airlines Boeing 777-200 en route from London to Jeddah Saudi Arabia
Where: Rome
When: Apr 6th 2011
Who: 232 passengers
Why: While en route, an engine developed problems and was shut down. The pilots diverted to Rome and made a safe landing. The engine indicated that it was overheated; but the mechanism was faulty. Repairs were performed, after which the flight was continued.

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There were no injuries.

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What: US Airways Airbus A320-200 en route from Phoenix to Milwaukee
Where: Wray
When: Jun 9 2010
Why: While en route, the system indicated an overheat. The crew returned to Phoenix where they made a safe landing. A replacement jet was provided for passengers.

Not that it applies, but the Thursday high for Phoenix was 102 o.

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What: Calm Air International Saab 340B en route from Churchill to Arviat
Where: Churchill
When: Jan 25th 2010
Who: 3 on board
Why: After takeoff, the left engine made a loud noise and overheated. The crew shut down the affected engine, and returned the plane to Churchill where they made a safe landing.

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What: SpiceJet Boeing 737 en route from Coimbatore to Chennai
Where: Chennai
When: Dec 20, 2009, 11.25am
Who: 121 passengers
Why: While en route (near final approach), one engine developed problems, overheated and was shut down. The flight was declared an emergency and landed safely at its destination. Apparently a generator failed, and that lead to the engine overheating, but hydraulics were not affected.

An article attributes the emergency to landing gear not operating. However, this may be referring to a separate incident, as the date and time and vehicle registration on both events is not clear. (yet)

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What: JAL Japan Airlines/ J-Air Canadair CRJ-200 en route from from Osaka Itami to Yamagata Japan
Where: Nagoya
When: Nov 23rd 2009
Who: 17 on board
Why: While en route, the plane’s generator began running too hot. The flight diverted to Nagoya where they made a safe landing. The cause of the problem appeared to be a faulty cable.

Passengers transferred to alternative flights.

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