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Jazeera Airways Plane Catches Fire at Hyderabad Airport

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    Air India Plane Makes Emergency Landing in India due to Hydraulic Failure

    air indiaAir India domestic flight AI-405 made an emergency landing at Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi, India, on September 7.

    The Airbus A320-200, en-route to Delhi, from Varanasi, had to be landed in emergency due to hydraulic failure, leading to heavy smoke.

    The plane landed safely.

    Five among the 146 passengers and 6 crew members sustained minor injuries as they were evacuated through slides.

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    Allegiant Lands Engine on Fire


    Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net
    Contact photographer Royal S King

    What: Allegiant Air McDonnell Douglas MD-87 en route from Wichita to Bulkhead City, AZ.
    Where: Wichita’s Mid-Continent airport
    When: Wednesday Nov 18
    Who: 125 passengers and five crew members (also reported as 126p./6c)
    Why: Taking off after a refueling stop, the left MD-80 engine made an explosive noise, and shot flames. The flight returned to Mid-Continent airport for a safe landing.
    When the airport fire department met the plane, they saw flames erupting from the left engine, and they foamed it to put it out.

    Passengers debarked by stairs and some by slide. One individual suffered a minor injury. Passengers were provided hotel accommodations until the flight replacement on Thursday, although another source said they were on the road again within 6 hours.

    George’s Point of View

    Good ol’ MD 80

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    American Airlines Precautionary Landing in Amarillo a False Alarm

    What: American Airlines Boeing 777 cargo plane en route from Alaska to Dallas
    Where: Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport.
    When: July 13 2010 7 pm
    Who: 21 crew
    Why: While en route, the plane’s fire indication light indicated there was a cargo fire. The pilot landed at the closest airport (Amarillo.) The crew disembarked on landing. After inspection by firefighters, the fire was deemed a false alarm, and the flight continued on to Dallas.

    Earlier this week another American Airlines flight (N777AN) had a cargo fire indication during a demanding transcontinental flight; however, that plane was configured and operating as a passenger plane.

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    India, Chopper Crashes, Incinerates


    What: BSF HAL Chetak helicopter en route from Gujarat to Jodhpur
    Where: Fatehpura village India
    When: May 13 2011, 3.15 pm.
    Who: 4 fatalities
    Why: The chopper crashed around 3:14, killing the Captain Bal (pilot), co-pilot Vivek Choudhary (Deputy Commandant- BSF), BSF”s Sub-Inspector Sohan Lal and an engineer of Pawan Hans Helicopters ltd. S S Chopra. A fire followed the crash, completely engulfing the wreckage.

    The pilot was a retired Army colonel.

    After identification on May 14, the remains were returned to the families.

    *This incident was reported to have occurred on Friday and on Saturday.

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    Chopper Rolls Head over Heels in India

    What: Bell 206 Chopper
    Where: Godhra, Gujarat, India
    When: August 28, 2012
    Who: 5 aboard, 2 injured, 0 fatalities
    Why: On landing, the helicopter crashed and rolled. The pilot and one passenger were extricated from the chopper and rushed to the hospital. One of the passengers was Spiritual guru Asaram Bapu who was scheduled to speak at Godhra Science College.

    As can be seen in the video below , the chopper rolls end over end on landing.

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    IndiGo Flight Makes Emergency Landing in Kolkata

    IndiGo flight 6E-6616 had to return and make an emergency landing in Kolkata, India, on January 29th.

    The Airbus A320-200N plane took off for Delhi, India, but had to turn back due to an engine issue.

    The plane landed safely. All one hundred and seventy-four people aboard remained unharmed.

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