Delta Airlines flight DL-70 made an emergency landing in Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Canada, on October 26th.
The Airbus A330-300 plane heading from Atlanta, Georgia, to Amsterdam, Netherlands, was diverted due to an engine performance issue.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Delta Airlines flight DL-1157 had to reject takeoff from Los Angeles, California, on July 9th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane was accelerating to takeoff for Kansas City, Missouri, when the crew rejected takeoff due to an engine failure.
The plane stopped safely and was towed to the apron. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
According to the FAA, the faulty engine also left shrapnel on the runway.
Ocean Airlines flight 0E-2212 had to return and make an emergency landing in Mogadishu, Somalia, on November 5th.
The plane took off for Nairobi, Kenya, but burst at least one tire during departure.
The crew performed an alternate gear extension before landing back in Mogadishu.
Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
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What: Windjet Airbus A319-100 en route from Rome to Palermo
Where: Palermo Sicily
When: Sep 24 2010 8:00 pm
Who: 123 passengers, 6 crew
Why: Landing in Palermo in thunderstorms and windshear, the plane landed shy of the runway and struck an antenna. The plane’s two main gear struts collapsed.
3 of the passengers evacuated via emergency chutes were injured. The ANSV has commenced the investigation. The jet is owned by a US based aircraft leasing company with offices in Dublin, one of four aircraft leased to Windjet by International Lease Finance Corporation who has offices in Dublin’s North Wall Quay.
The Palermo airport will be closed until the jet is removed from the runway. The Palermo airport is renowned for mechanical turbulence.
Saratov Airlines flight 6W-760 made an emergency landing in Moscow, Russia, on June 30th.
The plane was flying from Saratov, Russia, when one of the engines ingested a bird.
The plane went on for a safe landing.
All 114 people aboard remained unharmed.
What: Delta flight 5800 was en route from Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport to Greenville Spartanburg International
Where: Greenville Spartanburg International airport
When: May 3, 2009 1:23 Sunday afternoon
Who: 19 passengers
Why: Pilot declared an emergency due to a stuck flap on the left wing.
A Convair 580, Wildfire plane made an emergency landing at Kamloops Airport in British Columbia, Canada, at around 8:30 a.m. on August 5.
The pilot reported a mechanical issue in one of the two engines and turned the faulty engine off. He, then manage to land safely on one engine.
The plane was carrying retardant which he dumped at a fire in Kamloops Fire Centre before landing.
Navi Saini, a female fire information officer with B.C. Wildfire said, “We still have engineers working to figure out what had happened.”
