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What: Swiss International Airlines Airbus A330-200 en route from Zurich (Switzerland) to Nairobi (Kenya)
Where: Zurich
When: Feb 15th 2010
Who: 175 passengers
Why: After takeoff, the plane could not retract the flaps. The plane entered a holding pattern and burned off fuel before landing safely in Zurich.
JetBlue flight B6-178 had to reject takeoff from Las Vegas, Nevada, on October 7th.
The Airbus A321-200 plane was accelerating to takeoff for Boston, Massachusetts, when the crew rejected takeoff due to an engine fire.
Emergency services quickly suppressed the smoke coming out of the engine.
The plane safely returned to the gate.
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What: Emirates Boeing 777-20 en route from Dubai (United Arab Emirates) to Houston
Where: Dubai
When: Jun 8 2011
Why: During takeoff from Dubai, the left and right nose gear tire burst. (For whatever reason, the first tire burst, the second probably burst due to the increased weight.)
The plane rejected takeoff, and came to rest on the runway with overheated brakes that were handled by emergency services. The plane was towed off the runway, and passengers were provided an alternative flight.
Pictured: A SpiceJet Boeing 737-8GJ at Chennai
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What: SpiceJet Boeing 737 en route from Coimbatore to Chennai
Where: Chennai
When: Dec 20, 2009, 11.25am
Who: 121 passengers
Why: While en route (near final approach), one engine developed problems, overheated and was shut down. The flight was declared an emergency and landed safely at its destination. Apparently a generator failed, and that lead to the engine overheating, but hydraulics were not affected.
An article attributes the emergency to landing gear not operating. However, this may be referring to a separate incident, as the date and time and vehicle registration on both events is not clear. (yet)
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What: Blue Islands ATR-42-320 en route from Guernsey to Jersey
Where: Jersey-States Airport
When: June 16, 2012
Who: 43 passengers
Why: According to Blue Islands, after making a safe landing, during taxi the left-hand landing gear suffered a suspected mechanical failure and resulted in the left wing contacting the ground. Debris was scattered down the runway.
No-one was injured. Passengers disembarked through the main door, were assessed by medical staff, and left the airport with their baggage at around 1000. During the incident, the runway was closed. Flights were suspended for eight hours on June 16.
Iran Aseman Airlines flight EP-850 had to return and make an emergency landing at Mehrabad International Airport in Tehran, Iran, on April 4th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Zahedan, Iran, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew needed to shut down one of the engines.
The plane landed back safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
AtlasGlobal flight 8Q-807 had to return and make a precautionary landing at Antalya Airport, Antalya, Turkey, on August 14th.
The Airbus A321-200 en-route to Paderborn, Germany, had to return shortly after the crew was informed that there was fluid leaking out of one of its wings.
The plane landed safely. All people onboard remained unharmed.
The passengers were accommodated in a replacement plane.
