Pictured:IndiGo Airbus A320-232 over Ahmedabad – Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International
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Contact photographer Sunandan Subramaniam
What: IndiGo Airbus A320-200 en route from Kolkata to Chennai
Where: Kolkata
When: Jan 20th 2010
Why: After takeoff, flaps were locked in position. The plane returned to Kolkata and made a safe landing. No indication is made if the flight was cancelled, replaced, or continued after repairs.
What: TACA Peru Airbus A320-200 en route from Lima to Cuzco
Where: Cuzco
When: Sep 18th 2011
Who: 90 passengers
Why: While en route, the windshield heating system began smoking.
Pilots continued to Cuzco, stepping up the pace, and made a safe landing, with no injuries. Some passengers erroneously believed the turbine in the right wing was on fire.
“sobrecalentamiento en el sistema eléctrico de los parabrisas en la cabina de los pilotos originó humo y activó el proceso de emergencia preventiva“, the problem was due to overheating of the windshield heating system, according to TACA, a problem that was essentially a short circuit.
Taban Air flight HH-6329 had to return and make an emergency landing in Mashhad, Iran, on October 7th.
The plane took off for Mehrabad International Airport, Iran, but had to return shortly afterwards due to an engine problem.
The plane landed uneventfully. Everyone aboard remained safe.
VivaAerobus flight VB-2307 had to return and make an emergency landing at Mérida International Airport, Mérida, Mexico, on May 2nd.
The Airbus A320-200 flying to Guadalajara, Mexico, had to return due to a problem with its landing gear.
The plane landed safely.
All 166 people aboard remained safe.
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Contact photographer Joost de Wit
What: SAS Scandinavian Airlines Boeing 737-700 en route from Bergen to Oslo (Norway)
Where: Bergen
When: Mar 2nd 2011
Who: 89 passengers
Why: After takeoff, the right engine started misbehaving, making rude noises and sparking. The pilots had to return to Bergen to get the engine’s attitude adjusted.
What: biplane
Where: in a field southeast of Ohio 123 near the Ohio 122 intersection north of Lebanon in Clearcreek Township.
When: Sunday, Oct 26, about 5:20 p.m
Who: Nobody was injured and no damage was done and only the pilot was aboard.
Why: The plane ran out of gas, landed, refueled and and took off by 6:45 p.m
S7 Airlines flight S7-925 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Podgorica, Montenegro, on April 28th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane heading from Moscow, Russia, to Tivat, Montenegro, was diverted due to an issue with the flaps.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
