A Delta airlines flight had to make an emergency landing at Narita International Airport, Japan, on January 23.
The Boeing 757-200 was en-route to Saipan when the crew decided to return due to smoke in the cabin.
The plane landed uneventfully. All 97 passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Delta Airlines flight 1171 had to return and make a safe emergency landing at Hartsfield- Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Atlanta, Georgia, on August 12th.
The McDonnell Douglas MD-88 had to return after the crew detected deflated landing gear tyres during the takeoff rollout.
The plane landed safely.
All 148 people onboard remained unharmed.
The passengers were accommodated in a replacement plane.
Pictured: A USA – Air Force Boeing C-17A Globemaster III dropping off evacuees from Haiti
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Contact photographer Andre Klass
What: US C-17 en route from Skardu to Peshawar
Where: Benazir International Airport
When: Sept 17
Who: 176 passengers
Why: A US plane airlifting flood refugees from the northern city of Skardu was struck by an unidentified technical problem, and made an emergency landing. There were no injuries
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Contact photographer KianHong
What: Qantas Boeing 747-400 en route Sydney to Singapore
Where: Sydney
When: Mar 30th 2010
Who: 414 aboard
Why: While en route, a right engine experienced an engine surge. That engine had to be shut down. The crew had to dump fuel and return to Sydney where they made a safe landing about an hour after departure. Passengers were provided a replacement plane.
A single-engine Cessna plane made an emergency landing at David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport, located in Spring, Texas, on November 10.
The pilot declared emergency after the aircraft’s nose landing gear failed to deploy.
After circling over the airport for about 30 minutes, the aircraft successfully made a nose down landing shortly after 5 p.m. The pilot and his only passenger remained uninjured.
The FAA is investigating.
Saudi Arabian Airlines flight SV-3720 burst a tire during landing in Islamabad, Pakistan, on November 15th.
The incident happened when the Boeing 777-300 plane was coming from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
All passengers and crew members remained uninjured.
What: SAS Norway Boeing 737-700 en route from Oslo Gardermoen Norway to Malaga Spain
Where: Gardermoen Airport
When: May 30th 2009
Who: 134 passengers
Why: After takeoff, airspeed numbers did not agree. The crew landed back at the airport about half an hour after takeoff. Passengers were flown to their destinations on an alternative Boeing 737-800.
Mechanics found the problem. A bee had flown into one of the plane’s air speed sensors (pitot tube).
George’s Point of View
A good thing that the pilot was able to land the plane and discover the problem.