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Contact photographer Gerry Hill
What: Flybe Dash 8-400 en route from London to Isle of Man
Where: Manchester
When: Dec 16th 2009
Who: 45 passengers
Why: While en route, the plane received a smoke alert, and diverted to Manchester, where they made a safe landing.
Passengers were provided hotel accommodations when the rest of the flight was cancelled.
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Contact photographer Ryan Coulter
What: US Airways A319 en route from Anchorage to Phoenix
Where: Seattle
When: Oct 15 2010 5:45 AM
Who: 130 aboard
Why: While en route, the left engine stalled. The crew shut down the engine and diverted to Seattle where they made a safe landing at Sea-Tac.
A replacement Airbus was provided.
American Airlines flight AA-211 had to return and make an emergency landing in Manchester, England, on April 28th.
The Boeing 767-300 plane took off for John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, but had to turn back due to a ‘maintenance issue’.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Rossiya Airlines flight SU-6617 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Rostov, Russia, on November 3rd.
The Airbus A320-200 plane heading from Saint Petersburg, Russia, to Larnaca, Cyprus, was diverted after the crew reported the failure of domestic equipment.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
On January 27, 2013, a United Express Jet’s ailerons mid-flight failure fifty miles out forced the pilot of the Shreveport-Denver flight to make an emergency diversion and landing in Wichita.
The pilot of the Embraer EMB-145XR Flight ? ASQ6099 could not turn left but made a safe landing at Mid-Continent Airport. Kudos to the pilot for figuring out how three lefts make a right (or something to that effect.)
None of the thirty-nine passengers reported injury.
Emergency services responded to the scene.
After the plane taxied to the gate, UE provided transportation alternatives to the passengers.
We can’t wait to hear what was wrong with the ailerons. Maintenance?
What: Air India Airbus A310-300 en route from Kozhikode India to Riyadh Saudi Arabia
Where: Nedumbasseri International Airport at Kochi
When: Oct 2nd 2010
Who: 197 passengers (11 in J, 180 in economy, and six infants) and 12 crew
Why: The flight originated in Nedumbasseri at 4.30am and went from there to Kozhikode. Forty-five minutes after leaving Kozhikode, the crew reported fumes in the cabin. The two Indian pilots diverted to Kochi, made a safe landing and passengers were evacuated. Emergency vehicles, including fire trucks, were on standby as the flight landed. The plane was isolated for maintenance, which found a problem in engine 2 on the right.
Passengers reported a high degree of alarm from the rapid descent, the cabin pressure, and the fire alarm. They were provided an alternative flight.
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Contact photographer André Dias de Albuquerque
What: Delta Airlines/Pinnacle Airlines Canadair CRJ-440 en route from New York JFK,NY to Lewisburg,WV
Where: New York
When: Jan 21st 2012, 3:00 pm
Who: 4 passengers and 3 crew
Why: On takeoff from JFK, the cockpit developed smoke.
Pilots put on their oxygen masks and reported smoke in the cockpit. ATC had to negotiate the flight’s return with other flights coming and going, but managed to get them back on the ground about twelve minutes after takeoff.
By the time maintenance examined the plane, smoke had dispersed. The smoke is being attributed to fluid burn-off.
Passengers were provided alternative transportation.
This week an article in Business Week discussed cost-cutting measures that might be taken by Pinnacle after a 12% decline following the 2009 Colgan Air crash and a $1.89 million fine from the FAA over unfinished flight attendant training.
