What: Singapore Airlines Airbus A330-300 en route from Singapore to Nagoya Where: Nagoya When: Feb 21st 2010 Who: 275 aboard Why: After making a safe landing, the Singapore Airlines Airbus A330-300 had to be towed off the runway, but was repaired in time to make the return flight.
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Damaged A380 Wing Update
The gearbox problem is not the only recent technical glitch that occurred. The aircraft’s huge propellors built by French company Ratier-Figeac, (indirectly owned by U.S. group United Technologies _UTX.N_,) developed cracks prematurely.
What: A380 superjumbo, Where: Le Bourget airport, Paris When: June 17, 2011 Who: no reported injuries Why: Before an audience including 2,100 exhibitors from 45 countries—a jury of its peers—during the Paris Airshow, Airbus had to pull its A380 display.
The A 380 was withdrawn from the flying display when the jet had an on-the-ground collision with a building, clipping a wing on a taxiway structure.
Also, although it made a fly-over, the Airbus A400 M military transport demo was cancelled due to a “a minor gearbox problem”
Then on Saturday Airbus announced that two of three versions of the A350, would be delayed for about two years. We commend the decision to delay, because while Rolls Royce will be granted more time to develop a more powerful motor, hopefully Airbus will take the time to work on whatever bugs are in its system. A delay in release is clearly an opportunity to perfect the product, from a safety perspective.
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What: Fedex McDonnell Douglas MD-11 en route from Anchorage to Memphis,TN Where: Indianapolis When: Jul 31st 200 Who: 2 crew Why: On experiencing hydraulics failure, the flight diverted to Indianapolis, landing safely just after midnight. No injuries were reported.
It is a shame they diverted FROM Memphis, where the Fed Ex hub is, and complete repair facilities.
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A private helicopter made an emergency landing into the water off of Taylor’s Island, Maryland, on March 25.
Authorities said the helicopter apparently experienced a mechanical issue, after which, the pilot radioed a distress call and made a hard landing in around 4 feet of water.
There were 2 people aboard at the time, including the pilot Vincent T. Giglio, 45, of New Jersey, and his passenger, Ronald F. Lopes, 61, of New York; both of them remained unharmed.
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