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Crash | Helicopter | lightning | unresolved

Brownsville Medical Helicopter crash
March 25, 2010March 26, 2010

What: Hospital Wing Eurocopter AS.350B3 Ecureuil helicopter en route from Jackson-Madison County General Hospital to Brownsville
Where: 100 yards off Springfield School Road, about four miles east of downtown Brownsville Tennessee
When: MARCH 25, 2010
Who: 3 on board (no patients)
Why: Dispatchers lost contact with the helicopter crew before 6 a.m. A lightning strike and a fireball was seen near the field where the wreckage was found, a location that was found by GPS.
aborted landing | ac | airliners.net | Boeing | cabin pressure | Continental | Emergency | Ireland

Dublin: Continental Airlines Emergency Landing
March 23, 2010

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Contact photographer Ben Wang

What: Continental Airlines Boeing 757-200 en route from Dublin to Newark
Where: Dublin
When: Mar 18 2010
Who: 162 passengers
Why: After takeoff, the transatlantic flight developed a pressurization problem; and after burning off fuel, on return to Dublin, the flight ran into wind shear (strong crosswinds) resulting in a couple of go-arounds. They were back on the ground about 2 hours after takeoff. The flight was not cancelled until the 19th, and by that time, most passengers had already rebooked. Some passengers aboard that flight have expressed dissatisfaction in their situation, although hotel accommodations were provided.

The Irish equivalent of the NTSB (AAIU) said the problems were due to a failed Pressure Regulating and Shut Off valve in the right engine’s bleed air system.
Air Canada | Airbus | airliners.net | Canada | Emergency | fumes | Hydraulic leak | smell of burning | smoke

Toronto: Air Canada Hydraulic Leak
March 23, 2010March 23, 2010

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Contact photographer Darryl Myers

What: Air Canada Airbus A320-200 en route from Montreal to Toronto
Where: Toronto
When: Mar 23rd 2010
Who: 99 (98?) passengers and 6 crew
Why: En route, the flight had an indication of a problem with the hydraulics, followed by a problem with cabin smoke on landing. The flight crew complained of an odor in the cabin. Passengers were removed directly to the runway by emergency responders at about 9:00 am. Illness was attributed to an odor that reportedly made them sick, as well as smoke. The source of the odor, at some point, was determined to be the hydraulic fluid leak.

Passengers aboard the flight say that even before the flight there was a peculiar odor; they were told the odor was blamed on a malfunctioning heating system

The pilot also had complained to a steering problem, no doubt related to the leak. The plane was towed off the runway.
aborted landing | Aer Lingus | Airbus | airliners.net | Diversion | Emergency | hydraulic failure | Hydraulic leak | Ireland

Hydraulics Divert Aer Lingus Airbus to Shannon
March 23, 2010March 23, 2010

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Contact photographer Klaus Ecker

What: Aer Lingus Airbus A321-200 en route from London to Cork
Where: Shannon Ireland
When: Mar 21, 2010
Who: 181 passengers
Why: While on approach to Cork, an indicator light revealed a hydraulic issue. After two aborted approaches, the flight diverted to Shannon, and made a safe landing. It was towed off the runway. An alternative flight was provided for the passengers several hours later.

Hopefully Aer Lingus planned (230) job cutback will not also result in a cutback in safety.
Airbus | bird strike | United Airlines

Dallas Bird Strike
March 23, 2010

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Contact photographer Jason Whitebird

What: United Airlines Airbus A320-200 en route from Denver to Dallas
Where: Dallas
When: Mar 19 2010
Why: While on approach to Dallas, a bird strike occurred, denting the plane below the windshield. The flight landed safely.
Aviastar-TU | Crash | Russia | Tupolev | unresolved | weather

Tupolev Crashes in Moscow
March 22, 2010September 22, 2010

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Contact photographer Ilya Morozov

What: Aviastar-TU Tupolev TU-204-100 ferry flight en route from Hurghada Egypt to Moscow
Where: Moscow
When: Mar 22nd 2010
Who: 9 crew
Why: While nearing its destination in poor weather conditions with limited visibility, .6 miles from the runway, the flight went off radar, landing 3300 feet shy of the runway– ostensibly a belly landing–crashing in a forested area. Five aboard had minor injuries and two were injured seriously. One wing separated, and the rest of the plane incurred serious damage.

Sunday, another Tu-204 plane bound for Hurghada, left Domodedovo but had to return to Moscow.
Air Canada | airliners.net | autopilot failure | Boeing | Diversion | Emergency | engine trouble

Air Canada: Autopilot Problem
March 20, 2010March 20, 2010

Pictured: An Air Canada Boeing 767-333/ER at Toronto – Lester B. Pearson International
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What: Air Canada 767 en route from Toronto to Buenos Aires
Where: Toronto’s Pearson International Airport
When: Mar 16th 2010
Who: 129 aboard
Why: While en route, the flight developed a problem with the automatic pilot and diverted to Toronto where they made a safe landing with three fire trucks on standby. Passengers were rerouted.
airliners.net | Boeing | Diversion | Norway | Norwegian Air | Vibration

Norwegian Air Boeing Diverted due to Vibration
March 20, 2010

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Contact photographer Alan Lebeda

What: Norwegian Air Shuttle Boeing 737-300 en route from Oslo to Bergen
Where: Stavanger Norway
When: Mar 20th 2010
Who: 140 passengers and 5 crew
Why: While en route, the plane developed vibration and control problems, and the destination, Bergen was experiencing high wind conditions. After issuing the emergency alert, they diverted the flight to Sola Airport where weather conditions were stable, and , where they circled, then were able to safely.
Airbus | airliners.net | Emergency | engine stall | fire | Jetstar

Jetstar Emergency Landing
March 17, 2010March 18, 2010

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Contact photographer Rui Miguel

What: Jetstar Airbus A320-200 en route from Adelaide to Darwin
Where: Adelaide
When: Mar 15th 2010
Who: 163 passengers
Why: While en route, the right engine made a “bang” and the crew returned to Adelaide.

The plane’s right engine either emitted fire, or sparks or nothing at all. (The story depends on who you ask.) This fire that didn’t happen was or wasn’t put out by a fire extinguisher before landing. (This story also depends on who you ask.)

According to Jetstar, there was no fire, only a mechanical fault.
Airbus | airliners.net | Emergency | Lufthansa | smoke

Boston: Smoke in Lufthansa cockpit
March 17, 2010March 18, 2010

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Contact photographer Dominik Zimmermann

What: Lufthansa Airbus A330-300 en route from Philadelphia to Frankfurt/Main
Where: Boston
When: Mar 13th 2010
Who: 196 aboard
Why: While en route, the crew noticed smoke in the cockpit and diverted to Boston where they made a safe landing. After several hours in Boston, the flight resumed.
airliners.net | Boeing | Emergency | hydraulic failure

American Airlines Hydraulics over Chicago
March 17, 2010March 18, 2010

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Contact photographer Gerardo Nava

What: American Airlines Boeing 767-300 en route from New York to Los Angeles
Where: Chicago on Mar 16th 2010
When: Mar 16th 2010
Why: While en route, the right hydraulics system failed. The flight diverted to Chicago and made a safe landing. Passengers were rescheduled.
airliners.net | Canadair | Comair | Delta | Emergency | ice

Buffalo: Comair Icing Problem
March 15, 2010November 16, 2010

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Contact photographer Frank Robitaille

What: Delta/Comair Canadair CRJ-100 en route from New York City to Buffalo
Where: Buffalo Niagara International Airport
When: Mar 14th 2010 11:45 a.m.
Who: 53 passengers
Why: While en route ten minutes before landing, the flight crew reported their left engine anti-ice system had developed a problem. They landed safely.

Is “anti-ice” system a synonym for pitot tubes? If so, please note that this non-fly-by-wire plane managed to land safely in spite of whatever problems developed.
airliners.net | Australia | Boeing | engine shut down | engine trouble | Qantas

Quantas Engine Shut Down
March 15, 2010March 15, 2010

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Contact photographer Songyuan Andy Zheng

What: Qantas Boeing 737-400 en route from Melbourne to Canberra
Where: Canberra on Mar 14th 2010
When: Mar 14th 2010
Who: 147 passengers
Why: While en route, one engine experienced “thrust loss.” The crew shut down the affected engine, but was able to continue to their destination.
airliners.net | LET (Kunovice) | SEAir South East Asian | tire

Caticlan Flat Tire Blocks Runway
March 15, 2010March 15, 2010

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Contact photographer Stuart Lawson [Airplane-Pictures]

What: SEAir South East Asian LET L-410 ferry flight from Manila to Caticlan
Where: Godofredo P. Ramos Airport Caticlan
When: Mar 15th 2010 6:30 a.m.
Who: 3 crew composed of pilot Capt. James Bihasa, his co-pilot and a mechanic.
Why: On landing, the plane had a flat, the fifth SEAir aircraft to have a flat at that airport. (There is only the one runway.) There were no injuries, but the plane blocked the runway until the left main tire was replaced. Because there was no spare, and lacking the equipment to relocate the plane, the airport closed for six hours during which time, flights diverted to Kalibo airport 70 kilometers away.

As a consequence, Philippines Civil Aviation Authority Director General Alfonso Cusi has ordered a review of the airport’s “Emergency and Rescue Plan.”
airliners.net | Boeing | Emergency | SAS Norway | Spain | technical difficulty

SAS Scandinavian Airlines Emergency Landing
March 14, 2010March 15, 2010

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Contact photographer Varani Ennio

What: SAS Scandinavian Airlines Boeing 737-800 en route from Las Palmas to Stavanger
Where: Las Palmas Spain
When: Mar 13th 2010
Who: 114 passengers
Why: While en route, the plane developed a technical problem. The flight diverted to Madrid, where the plane landed safely. Passengers disembarked without any problem, and were booked on an alternative flight the next day.
airliners.net | Boeing | indicator | Kuwait | Kuwait Airways

Kawait Airways False Alarm
March 14, 2010March 15, 2010

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Contact photographer John Ballantyne

What: Kuwait Airways Boeing 747-400 en route from Cairo to Kuwait
Where: Kuwait
When: Mar 12th 2010
Who: 259 passengers
Why: On approach to Kuwait City, the plane indicated a fire and emergency services were deployed. However on landing, there was no fire.
The report was due to a faulty fire indicator on the wheel well.
Air New Zealand | Airbus | airliners.net | Diversion | Emergency | hydraulic failure | New Zealand | nosewheel steering

Down Hydraulics Divert Air New Zealand Airbus
March 13, 2010

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Contact photographer John Richard Thomson

What: Air New Zealand Airbus A320-200 en route from Sydney to Wellington
Where: over the Tasman Sea
When: Mar 13th 2010
Who: 99 passengers and 8 crew
Why: While en route, the crew received an indicator message that the hydraulics were down (a hydraulics warning light.) The flight was diverted to Auckland where they made a safe landing, even though nosewheel steering (undercarriage problem) is said to have been affected.

5 Fire Service/rescue trucks and ambulance staff were on stand by during the landing.

Passengers were provided overnight accommodations and booked on alternative flights.
Air Tran | airliners.net | Boeing | Emergency | lightning

Chattanooga Emergency Landing
March 13, 2010

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Contact photographer Joey Collura

What: Airtran Boeing 717-200 en route from Washington to Atlanta
Where: Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport
When: Mar 12 2010
Who: 117 passengers
Why: While en route to Atlanta, the flight diverted to Chattanooga due to Atlanta weather. On approach to Chattanooga, the Boeing was struck by lightning; it did, however make a safe landing at 4:13 p.m. While an alternative plane was provided for passengers, the Boeing that was hit by lightning is out of service pending inspection.
Crash | Helicopter | Kazakhstan | unresolved

Rescue Helicopter Crash
March 12, 2010March 12, 2010

Pictured: A Kazakhstan Government Mil Mi-8MTV-1
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Contact photographer Alan Lebeda

What: Mil Mi-8 Helicopter en route from Makanchi Kazakhstan
Where: near Urdzhar, Kazakhstan
When: Mar 11 2010
Who: 8 aboard
Why: Around 2 local time, the Mi-8 was engaged in a rescue mission in conditions of bad weather and low visibility (28 have been killed in local floods); the tower lost contact with helicopter, though its partner helicopter continued on safely. Bad weather and low visibility severely hampered the search, but a day later, the wreckage was been located near Urdzhar to the northwest, with no survivors.

Two local officials and two doctors were among the deceased.
Airbus | airliners.net | lightning | UK | Virgin Atlantic

Lightning Strikes London Flight
March 12, 2010

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Contact photographer Thomas Ernst

What: Virgin Atlantic Airbus A340-300 en route from London to Miami
Where: London
When: Mar 12th 2010
Who: 231 passengers, 14 crew
Why: After takeoff, the plane was struck by lightning. Experiencing a technical problem after the lightning strike, they dumped fuel (over the coast of N. Wales) and returned to London where they made a safe landing.
Airbus | airliners.net | Emergency | Interjet | smell of burning | smoke

Interjet Airbus Smoke and Emergency Landing in Toluca
March 12, 2010

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Contact photographer Juan Carlos Guerra

What: Interjet Airbus A320-200 en route from Toluca to Acapulco
Where: Toluca
When: Mar 12th 2010
Why: After takeoff, the cabin filled with a burning plastic-smelling smoke. The plane requested to return to Toluca and made a safe landing shortly afterwards. Passengers were provided an alternative flight.
Air Safety | airliners.net | American Airlines | bird strike | Emergency | McDonnell Douglas

Chicago: Bird Strike
March 12, 2010

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Contact photographer Antonis Panayotatos

What: American Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-82 en route from Chicago to Dallas
Where: Chicago
When: Mar 11 2010
Who: 140 aboard
Why: After takeoff, the MD-82 flew through a flock of birds. Several birdstrikes occurred in the right engine. The flight was cleared to return and landed safely a little while later. No injuries occurred.

George’s Point of View

Bird strike season again.

I’m not claiming that bird strikes only happen in certain seasons. Birds live near airports and share the airspace. It’s going to happen.

I’m just saying that some of the bird strikes can be predicted according to migratory patterns. Unfortunately, I don’t think this can be predicted in any useful way, at least not yet, but predicted in the sense that when you’re driving down the expressway and see a cloud of birds migrating, you know it is bird strike season again.
airliners.net | Crash | N.A. Aviation | private | unresolved

Vintage Crash in Chandler
March 12, 2010March 12, 2010

Pictured: North American P-51D Mustang; N514NH / 4484850/FF-850 (cn 124-44706) Former Apollo astronaut Frank Borman own this Mustang in the ’90s. Borman registered it as N15FS in August 1995 and named it Su Su. In it’s history this aircarft has carried the registrations N151TH, N850AH, N151BF, N151FS. Now it belongs to Hirani Oil in Chandler Arizona.
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Contact photographer Dave Budd – Photorecon

What: (Hirani Oil Arizona) single-engine P-51D Mustang
Where: Stellar Airpark in Chandler
When: Thu Mar 11 1:20 p.m.
Who: pilot Nazzi Hirani
Why: On an attempt to land, the World War II-era plane appeared to be coming in to land too fast, hit a brick retaining wall, then flipped into the hanger, setting it afire and killing the pilot.

* Although the Mustang was built by North American Aviation, it is the precursor of the Piper.
airliners.net | bird strike | Boeing | Continental | Emergency

Newark Bird Strike
March 12, 2010

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Contact photographer Nathan Zalcman – AirTeamImages

What: Continental Airlines Boeing 777-200 en route from Newark,NJ (USA) to Hong Kong
Where: Newark NJ
When: Mar 10 2010
Who: 301 aboard
Why: After takeoff, the Boeing encountered a flock of geese, with bird strikes on the right wing and nose. The jet circled the airport to burn off fuel, then landed safely.

Flightpath

Passengers were rebooked, and provided accommodations.
Airbus | airliners.net | Delta | turbulence

Delta Turbulence in Palm Beach
March 11, 2010March 12, 2010

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Contact photographer Frank Robitaille

What: Delta Airbus A319 en route from New York to Palm Beach Florida
Where: Palm Beach International Airport
When: March 11, 2010 11 a.m
Who: 2 flight attendants (3?)
Why: Encountering heavy turbulence on landing at Palm Beach International Airport, the crew requested Palm Beach County Fire-Rescue for two injured flight attendants. No passengers were hurt, but the flight attendants were taken to Columbia Hospital.