China Eastern Airlines flight MU-5182 had to reject take-off from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, China, on October 24.
The Beijing-bound Airbus A330-300 plane was accelerating for takeoff when its left engine failed following a loud bang.
The crew safely returned the aircraft to apron.
No injuries were reported.
United Airlines flight 4919 made an emergency landing at Yampa Valley Regional Airport, Colorado, on September 30.
The de Havilland Dash 8-400 twin-turboprop aircraft, en-route from Aspen to Denver, was diverted after the pilots had to shut down its right engine due to a mechanical issue.
The plane landed safely.
No injuries were reported.
Lufthansa flight LH-689 made an emergency landing in Sofia, Bulgaria, on December 26th.
The Airbus A321-200 plane heading from Tel Aviv, Israel, to Munich, Germany, was diverted after electrical smoke was noticed in aft galley.
The plane landed uneventfully. All eighty-one people aboard remained safe.
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What: DHL Bahrain/ACT Airlines Airbus A-300B4-200 en route from from Bahrain to Bagram
Where: Bahrain/
When: Apr 10 2010
Who: 7 crew members
Why: On takeoff, the right engine caught fire and scattered debris on the runway. The plane rejected takeoff and rolled to a stop. Subsequent flights were delayed during runway cleanup. No injuries were reported, and emergency services handled the engine fire.
Turkish Airlines flight TK-415 had to return for an emergency landing in Moscow, Russia, on January 12th.
The Boeing 737-900 plane took off for Istanbul, Turkey, but its tail hit the runway during rotation.
The crew subsequently returned to Moscow where the plane landed safely.
Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
American Airlines flight AA109 had to return and make an emergency landing at London’s Heathrow Airport, on January 27.
The Boeing 777 took off for Los Angeles, California, but had to return shortly afterwards after two passengers and several crew members fell ill midair.
The plane, carrying 172 passengers and 16 crew members, landed uneventfully. The patients were evaluated by paramedics.
The airline said, “Our maintenance team conducted a thorough inspection of the aircraft, including a test flight, and found no issues with the Boeing 777-300. Out of an abundance of caution, all of the air filters on the aircraft were replaced.”
A U.S. Air Force KC10 tanker plane made an emergency landing at Monterey Regional Airport, California, on December 8.
Authorities said the plane that took off from Travis Air Force Base, near Fairfield, requested an emergency landing due to smoke in cabin.
The plane landed safely. There were five crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.
