Jazz Air flight QK-8978 made an emergency landing in Montreal, Canada, on October 23rd.
The plane was flying from Ottawa, Canada, when the crew noticed an increase in oil pressure for the left engine.
The crew had to shut down the engine before landing in Montreal.
There were 31 passengers and 4 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
Asiana Airlines flight OZ-521 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia, on December 5th.
The Boeing 777-200 plane heading from Seoul, South Korea, to London, United Kingdom, was diverted due to an engine fire indication.
The plane landed safely. All 199 people aboard remained unharmed.
Air New Zealand flight NZ-8678 made an emergency landing in Auckland, New Zealand, on March 9th.
The plane took off for Kerikeri, New Zealand, but had to turn back after it was struck by lightning.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
United Airlines flight UA-1258 made an emergency landing in Boston, Massachusetts, on October 23rd.
The Boeing 737-800 plane flying from Chicago, Illinois, was on approach to Boston when the crew reported they had a blown tire and declared an emergency.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
ASL Airlines Belgium freight flight 3V-801 made an emergency landing in Liege, Belgium, on August 17th.
The Boeing 747-400 plane took off for Shanghai, China, but had to turn back after the crew reported fire in the cabin.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
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Contact photographer Adam Samu
What: Malev Hungarian Airlines de Havilland Dash 8-400 en route from Budapest Hungary to Geneva Switzerland
Where: Salzburg
When: Oct 8th 2009
Who: 37 passengers and 4 crew
Why: While en route to Geneva, the plane’s left engine experienced a drop in oil pressure. The flight diverted to Salzburg, where the passengers debarked. The passengers were provided hotel accommodations; and the plane went to maintenance, presumably to resume the flight on the 9th.
*note– We believe that the reports that the ENGINE ON THIS FLIGHT FELL OFF–are highly exaggerated. In fact, we think there’s a simple mistranslation somewhere, since the routine response for an oil pressure problem on a plane with more than one engine frequently involves turning an engine off (as opposed to it falling off.)
Pictured: AN Eastern Airways Saab 2000 in Manchester on August 29, 2009
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Contact photographer Stewart Andrew
What: Eastern Airways Saab 2000 en route from Bergen to Aberdeen
Where: Aberdeen
When: Feb 21st 2010
Who: 8 passengers and 3 crew
Why: A quarter hour before approach to Aberdeen, systems detected a fire in the left engine.
The crew shut the engine down and proceeded to land safely at Aberdeen with emergency crews on standby.
The shutdown was attributed to a faulty fire alarm.
