Expressjet flight EV-3747 had to return and make an emergency landing in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on May 25th.
The plane took off for Houston, Texas, but had to return shortly afterwards after smoke was detected in the cockpit.
The plane landed uneventfully. There were 51 people aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.
Iran Aseman Airlines flight EP-6554 had to return and make an emergency landing in Shiraz, Iran, on October 5th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Muscat, Oman, but had to turn back after one of the engines emitted a loud bang and streaks of flame.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Wizz Air flight W6-3071 made an emergency landing in Eindhoven, Netherlands, on August 22nd.
The Airbus A321-200 plane flying from Henri Coanda International Airport, Romania, was on approach to Eindhoven when the crew reported a flaps problem.
The plane subsequently landed at a higher than normal speed.
All passengers and crew members remained safe.
Air Transat flight TS-703 made an emergency landing in Toronto, Canada, on January 31st.
The plane was flying from Roatan, Honduras, when the crew reported a pressurization problem.
The crew initiated an emergency descent and subsequently landed safely. All one hundred and sixty-one passengers and six crew members remained safe.
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What: Lufthansa Airbus A330-300 en route from Frankfurt to Kolkata, India
Where: Hyderabad
When: Jun 8th 2009
Who: 225 passengers
Why: When the pilot spotted a hole in the runway, strong winds prevented it from landing at the other runway, so the approach was aborted. The airbus circled, then diverted to Hyderabad where it landed safely.
After the runway was repaired, the plane returned with 174 passengers.
George’s Point of View
I’ve talked about Aircraft maintenance before, but not that much about airport maintenance. It’s obviously important that runways be kept in tip-top shape. Taking them for granted results in accidents like the the TAM disaster.
Lufthansa is to be commended for NOT having an accident–in spite of the Kolkata airport’s disrepair.
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What: Continental Airlines Boeing 777-200 en route from Newark,NJ to Tel Aviv
Where: Rome
When: Dec 24/5 2009
Who: 300 aboard
Why: While en route, the crew received an indication of a problem (not released.) The flight diverted to Rome where the problem was handled, and then the flight continued to its destination.
What: Lufthansa/Air Dolomiti Avion de Transport Regional ATR-72-500 en route from Munich to Venice
Where: Munich
When: May 17th 2012, 13:35
Who: 58 passengers and 4 crew
Why: While en route ten minutes into the flight, the plane developed smoke in the cockpit and cabin. The crew returned to Munich. On approach to Munich, the crew had to shut down the right engine.
On landing, the plane veered off the runway on to the grass, ran into some obstructions and stopped with a collapsed nose gear. During rescue, twenty flights were diverted. The plane is presently sinking into soft round.
The passengers were evacuated. Other than one person with back injuries, no injuries were reported.
