Cathay Pacific flight CX-219 made an emergency landing in Manchester, England, on July 20th.
The Airbus A350-900 plane flying from Hong Kong, China, was descending toward Manchester when the crew noticed a hydraulic leak.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
What: Cathay Pacific Airbus SAS A330
Where: Hong Kong
When: April 13
Who: 57 injured
Why: On approach to Hong Kong International Airport on April 13 2010, one Rolls Royce engine stalled and the other was left with only 70 percent power. The flight landed, popping 6 tires.
The investigation uncovered that the last fueling was 24,400 kilograms of fuel from the Juanda International Airport, which left fine spherical particles throughout the fuel system of the Cathay Pacific plane. The fueling system at Juanda International Airport had been recommissioned, but in a manner that did not follow industry protocol.
AirAsia flight AK-10 had to reject takeoff from Chennai, India, on December 22nd.
The Airbus A320-200 plane was accelerating to takeoff for Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, when the crew rejected takeoff due to a bird strike.
The plane safely returned to the apron.
All one hundred and sixty-eight people aboard remained unharmed.
An AirAsia Zest flight had to return and make an emergency landing in Manila, Philippines, at 8:38 p.m. on August 9.
The incident happened after the plane’s engine number 2 encountered “engine bleed” while cruising over Guangzhou, China. Shortly after the operational engineering bulletin procedures were done, the plane’s engine number 1 also failed.
The pilots, Capt. Allan Roque and First Officer Dennis Surficial made a preemptive descent and contacted the air traffic controller for making an emergency landing back at Manila. The cabin pressure continued to rise and the oxygen masks deployed automatically.
The A320 aircraft safely landed at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). All the passengers and crew members remained unhurt.
FedEx flight FX-1453 had to return and make an emergency landing in Memphis, Tennessee, on March 20th.
The plane took off for New Orleans, Louisiana, but had to return shortly afterwards due to an engine failure.
The plane landed safely. All passenger and crew members remained unharmed.
Compass Airlines flight DL-5749 had to return and make a safe emergency landing at Seattle–Tacoma International Airport, Washington, on December 10.
The Embraer ERJ-175, heading to San Diego, California, had to return due to a hissing noise coming from one of its doors.
The plane landed uneventfully.
No injuries were reported.
Turkish Airlines flight TK34 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Shannon Airport, Ireland, on January 24.
It is believed that the Boeing 777, heading from Houston, Texas, to Istanbul, Turkey, was diverted after the crew found a note that had ‘bomb’ written on it.
The plane landed uneventfully. All 209 passengers remained unharmed.
