JetBlue Airways flight B6-369 made an emergency landing in Bermuda on August 14th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane heading from John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, was diverted after an electrical odor was noticed in the cockpit.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and fifty-four people aboard remained unharmed.
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What: Jetblue Airbus A320-200 en route from Las Vegas to New York
Where: Las Vegas
When: June 17
Who: 135 passengers
Why: After taking off from Las Vegas, “yellow” hydraulics aboard the jet blue flight failed, leading the pilot to declare an emergency and return to the airport due to “mechanical indications.”
Passengers were getting airsick due to the plane’s rocking locomotion, and described the flight as nightmarish.
On landing, the plane was towed, as the steering was reported as inoperable.
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Pakistan International Airlines flight PK-741 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Jinnah International Airport, Karachi, Pakistan, on May 30th.
The Boeing 777-300, en-route from Islamabad, Pakistan, to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, had a technical issue with one of its computers, prompting the crew to divert.
The plane landed uneventfully.
All people onboard remained unharmed.
American Airlines flight AA-1693 made an emergency landing in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on November 27th.
The plane was flying from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Texas, to Las Vegas, Nevada, when the crew needed to shut down one of the engines and decided to divert to Albuquerque.
The plane landed safely. All 178 passengers and 6 crew members remained safe.
A U.S. C-12 logistics support aircraft, en route from Naval Air Facility Atsugi in Tokyo to Naval Air Facility in Misawa, northern Japan, had to make an emergency landing at the Fukushima Airport.
The decision for emergency landing was made after the crew noticed smoke in the cockpit. The plane made uneventful emergency landing at about 7pm on May 22.
According to Daniel Sanford, Senior chief Misawa public affairs, “They did some emergency procedures and the smoke dissipated, but they asked to make a precautionary landing.” He also confirmed that none of the 6 people on-board were injured.
The aircraft is being examined by the Misawa maintenance personnel.
What: ORNGE AugustaWestland air ambulance en route from Billy Bishop island airport to a patient west of Toronto
Where: Colonel Samuel Smith Park south of Lake Shore Boulevard West.
When: March 23, 2012, 6:00 pm
Who: 2 pilots, 2 medics
Why: While en route to pick up a Toronto patient, the air ambulance door opened and a window blew out. The pilots had to make an immediate emergency landing near Humber College.
No one was injured, but they had been in jeopardy. Sn ORNGE insider said if the door or window hit the tail rotor “it could have been catastrophic.”
Two aircraft engineers removed the faulty door. The flight crew flew the chopper back to the airport for examination.
A known problem of the AW139 is the helicopters tail rotors. An EASA directive of Aug. 19 2011 ordered helicopter owners to replace the tail rotors after 600 hours of flight following a fatal accident “possibly caused by cracks in a TR (tail rotor) blade.”
What: Air Canada Airbus A319-100 en route from Montreal,QC to Toronto,ON
Where: Montreal
When: Apr 14th 2009
Who: 117 on board
Why: As the plane was about to lift off, the rudder moved and the aircraft pivoted to the left. The crew completed the flight. Afterwards, maintenance in Toronto was informed and they replaced the yaw damper actuator and the #1 flight augmentation computer.
George’s Point of View
I question whether the crew should have continued on with this flight on board this plane before the maintenance repairs were completed. It is obvious that everyone survived and that is a good thing. But I wonder if the convenience of not stopping is worth either 1. the actual risk; 2. the perceived risk 3. passenger confidence.
As far as confidence in an airline goes, as for me, ask me any day and I’ll tell you, I’d prefer to be a little late to being a little dead. I think most passengers would agree.
If not stopping to perform repairs is Air Canada’s policy, then someone needs to rethink this policy, because the issue is not consumer confidence vs the bottom line. It is safety vs foolhardy cutting of corners.
