What: Delta Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-88 en route from Atlanta to St. Louis
Where: Cape Girardeau Regional Airport
When: Sept 19 2010
Who: 132 passengers 5 crew
Why: While en route, smoke was detected in the cabin.
The plane made a safe landing in Cape Girardeau. The evacuated passengers were taken by bus to St. Louis
What: Delta Airlines Boeing 757-200 en route from Atlanta,GA to Brasilia
Where: Caracas
When: Jun 19th 2011
Who: 119 aboard
Why: En route near Caracas, the plane developed an issue with the right hand engine.
The crew diverted to Caracas where they made a safe landing.
A replacement jet was provided within 20 hours.
Azur Air flight ZF-6334 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Novosibirsk, Russia, on January 23rd.
The Boeing 757-200 plane heading from Phuket, Thailand, to Samara, Russia, was diverted after the airport crews found pieces of rubber on the departure runway.
The plane landed safely. All 116 passengers and 7 crew members remained safe.
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Contact photographer Royal S King
What: Allegiant Air McDonnell Douglas MD-87 en route from Wichita to Bulkhead City, AZ.
Where: Wichita’s Mid-Continent airport
When: Wednesday Nov 18
Who: 125 passengers and five crew members (also reported as 126p./6c)
Why: Taking off after a refueling stop, the left MD-80 engine made an explosive noise, and shot flames. The flight returned to Mid-Continent airport for a safe landing.
When the airport fire department met the plane, they saw flames erupting from the left engine, and they foamed it to put it out.
Passengers debarked by stairs and some by slide. One individual suffered a minor injury. Passengers were provided hotel accommodations until the flight replacement on Thursday, although another source said they were on the road again within 6 hours.
Good ol’ MD 80
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Contact photographer Co Van Den Heuvel
What: Egypt Air Boeing 737-800 en route from Cairo to Berlin
Where: Athens
When: Jan 1st 2010
Who: 100 passengers
Why: While on route, the left engine developed a problem. The pilot shut down the engine, and diverted to Athens where it made a safe landing. Alternative transport to Berlin was provided.
Eurowings flight EW-5805 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Prague, Czech Republic, on April 20th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane heading from Hanover, Germany, to Vienna, Austria, was diverted due to a cargo smoke indication.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
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Contact photographer Juan Carlos Guerra – APM
What: Delta Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-88 en route from Guadalajara Mexico to Atlanta, GA
Where: Guadalajara
When: Mar 24th 2009
Who: 120 passengers and 5 crew,
Why: When the crew discovered an “unsafe gear indication” they burned off fuel, (Airport spokesman Miguel Aliaga said the pilot dumped fuel) and requested emergency services to stand by as they undertook an emergency landing on runway 28.
