What: Continentavia Tupolev TU-154 en route from Barnaul to Norilsk, Russia
Where: Abakan
When: Jul 16th 2011
Who: 56 passengers, 7 crew (also reported as 46 passengers)
Why: The Continentavia TU-154 developed engine vibration and diverted to Abakan.
The pilot shut down engine number two and made a safe landing in Abakan. The flight took 40 minutes on two engines.
Pictured: South African Express Canadair CL-600-2B19 Regional Jet CRJ-200ER
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Contact photographer Fanie Kleynhans
What: South African Express Canadair CRJ-200 en route from East London to Johannesburg
Where: East London
When: Dec 22nd 2009
Who: 16 people on board
Why: While en route, the plane experienced engine trouble. The pilot shut down the engine and returned to East London where it made a safe landing.
On Feb 20, 2013, a Pakistan International Airlines – PIA Boeing 747-367 with 465 aboard was en route from Karachi to Jeddah when the pilots reported a fire indication on engine 2. Pilots shut down the affected engine.
The pilots diverted back to Karachi where they made a safe landing. They were in the air for fifteen minutes.
Air Canada flight AC-835 made an emergency landing in Geneva, Switzerland, on February 10th.
The Airbus A330-300 plane took off for Montreal, Canada, but had to turn back after black smoke was seen coming out of the left engine.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
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Contact photographer Rainer Bexten
What: Southern Air Transport Boeing 747-200 freighter en route from Charleston,SC to Liege Belgium
Where: Liege
When: Dec 11th 2011
Who: 5 crew
Why: On approach to Liege, the pilots encountered issues with the hydraulic systems.
The flight made a safe landing in Liege.
After allowing the Southern Air Transport flight to land, the Liege airport shut down, forcing in bound traffic to divert to other airports.
KLM flight KL-1387 had to return and make an emergency landing at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, the Netherlands, on July 5th.
The Boeing 737-800 flying to Kiev, Ukraine, had to return because of wrong indication of its main gear.
The plane landed uneventfully.
No one was injured.
What: JAC Japan Air Commuter de Havilland Dash 8-400, en route from Amami O Shima to Kagoshima
Where: Kagoshima Japan
When: Jan 8th 2011
Who: 74 passengers
Why: On takeoff, the gear liver broke. The crew flew on to Kagoshima, landing under emergency conditions with rescue crew on standby. The flight made a safe landing, and was towed.
At Kagoshima, the gear lever was replaced.
