Delta Airlines flight 1484 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Rochester, Minnesota, on February 10th.
The plane heading from Las Vegas, Nevada, to Detroit, Michigan, was diverted after a passenger became ill.
The plane landed safely.
The passenger was rushed to a hospital.
Delta Airlines flight DL-56 made an emergency landing in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on June 21st.
The Airbus A330-200 plane was flying from Salt Lake City, Utah, when the crew reported a hydraulic issue.
The plane continued for a safe landing. There were two hundred and sixteen people aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
SPECIAL AIRWORTHINESS INFORMATION BULLETIN: CE-14-04
Notice Number: NOTC5068
SAIB: CE-14-04
Flight Management Computing Systems; Navigation Database Updates – Data and Procedural Exclusions
Date: November 22, 2013
Introduction
This Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin is written to inform and remind owners and operators about changes contained in manufacturers’ navigation database updates. The cyclical updates may exclude certain navigation data including approach procedures, which makes this information unavailable for selection on the aircraft flight management system or navigation equipment.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has determined that the airworthiness concern is not an unsafe condition that would warrant airworthiness directive (AD) action under Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 39. The FAA continues to monitor these issues with the original equipment manufacturers (OEMs).
Background
The FAA occasionally has received inquiries regarding missing data within the aircraft’s flight management system or navigation unit. In many scenarios, a pilot has attempted to select or load a particular approach, but is unable to do so and must determine an alternative in flight. This has often led to confusion and questions about how or why the data appears to be missing.
From time-to-time, avionics manufacturers may exclude procedures from the aviation database. The causes driving such removals vary, and while some data may be reinstated one cycle later, other data may remain excluded for longer periods of time.
It is important to note that each avionics manufacturer processes the aeronautical data differently, and procedures excluded on one aircraft or system may not be excluded on another. Avionics manufacturers make data exclusion information available to their customers for consideration before use of affected data in flight operations. Exclusions can frequently be found on the avionics manufacturer’s internet website or may be published in another format as part of the new database cycle.
Recommendations
The FAA recommends that pilots do the following:
1) Become familiar with the most appropriate location where they can find information regarding exclusions from the database that can affect their flight operations.
2) Exercise diligence in their preflight planning by staying informed about data exclusions pertaining to the type of avionics they utilize.
Yamal Airlines flight YC-9773 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Tyumen, Ural, Russia, on March 14.
The Boeing 737-400, en-route from Ufa to Noyabrsk, Russia, was mid-air when the crew detected power supply problem, prompting the plane to divert to Tyumen.
The plane landed uneventfully.
All 154 passengers and 6 crew members remained safe.
The incident is under investigation.
United Airlines flight 112 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Des Moines International Airport in Iowa, on April 26.
The flight, en-route from Chicago to Denver, had to be diverted after the pilots reported strange odor in the cockpit.
The Boeing 737 landed uneventfully. None of the 187 people aboard was harmed.
The cause of odor is under investigation.
Pictured: Singapore Airlines Airbus A380-800
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Contact photographer Florent Metra
What: Singapore Airlines Airbus A380-800 en route from Paris to Singapore
Where: Paris
When: Sep 27th 2009
Who: 444 passengers
Why: South of Krakow (Poland), an oil leak was detected in the outboard left engine so it was shut down. The flight returned to Paris over five hours after departure and landed safely.
Delta Airlines flight DL-3613 suffered multiple bird strikes near Des Moines International Airport, Iowa, on November 5th.
The incident happened when the Canadair CRJ-900 plane flying from Detroit, Michigan, was on final approach to Des Moines Airport.
The plane continued for a safe landing. Everyone aboard remained safe.
