What: Pakistan International Airlines Boeing 737 en route from Islamabad to Multan
Where: Multan
When: April 25, 2012
Who: 45 passengers
Why: On descent to Multan, the plane indicated an error. On a visual confirmation on flyby, ATC indicated that the wheels were down, but this disagreed with the cockpit alert. The pilot circled to burn fuel, then made a safe landing with emergency services on standby.

The plane was serviced, and continued the next leg of the flight carrying 118 passengers to Karachi.

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Lufthansa Diverts to UFA, Passengers Wait and Wait


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What: Lufthansa Boeing 747-400 en route from Shanghai to Frankfurt
Where: Ufa
When: Apr 18th 2012
Who: 311 passengers
Why: While en route, the cabin developed smoke which was reported as an unusual odor. Pilots diverted to UFA and made a safe landing. No fire was found. There’s no indication of how Lufthansa is handling passengers, baggage or compensation for inconvenience, but we hear passengers were in for a long wait.

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Thomson Airways Flight lands safely with One Engine Down


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What: Thomson Airways Boeing 757-200 en route from Boa Vista Cape Verde to Manchester England
Where: Porto Santo
When: Jun 22nd 2009
Who: 230 passengers
Why: The pilot experienced a fuel leak in the right engine, shut it down, and diverted to Madeira for a safe landing.

George’s Point of View

That must have been harrowing flying on one engine and having to land on one of the Madeira islands. I wonder how they were alerted to the fuel leak–or if they just ran out of gas. Whatever the circumstances, all the more power to the flight crew for managing safely. Let’s hope maintenance can fix the problem in short order. They’ll probably have to fly a crew in.

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Easyjet Delayed for Smoke in Cockpit


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What: Easyjet Boeing 737-700 en route from Luton England to Budapest
Where: Luton
When: Dec 30th 2009
Who: not available
Why: While en route, the crew reported cockpit smoke. They returned to the airport and made a safe landing. A replacement flight was provided for the passengers within 4 hours.

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Austrian Airlines Flight Makes Emergency Landing in Istanbul

Austrian Airlines flight OS-26 made an emergency landing in Istanbul, Turkey, on February 6th.

The Boeing 777-200 plane heading from Bangkok, Thailand, to Vienna, Austria, was diverted after the crew needed to shut down one of the engines.

The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.

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Boeing Makes Emergency Landing after Engine Fire

What: American Airlines Boeing 767
Where: New York
When: 02/08/2012 16:15
Who: no fatalities
Why: The flight was en route when crew reported a fire in engine one.

Pilots shut down the engine and made a safe landing. Passengers were provided alternative flights.

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Hydraulics Issue over Sydney


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What: Air Austral Boeing 777-200 en route from Sydney, Australia to Noumea
Where: Sydney
When: Dec 4th 2009
Who: not available
Why: Over the Tasman sea, the flight developed a hydraulics problem and entered a holding pattern. The plane landed safely back at Sydney, and was towed off the runway.

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