JetBlue Flight 115 made an emergency landing at Syracuse Hancock International Airport in Syracuse, New York, on October 12.
The plane took off for John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, but had to return shortly afterwards after the pilots noticed a burning smell.
The plane landed safely. All 105 people aboard remained unharmed.
The plane was taken for inspection.
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.”
TAP Air Portugal flight TP-72 had to return and make an emergency landing at Rio de Janeiro–Galeão International Airport, Brazil, on March 9.
The Airbus A340-300, en-route to Lisbon, Portugal, had to return after facing issue with one of its flaps.
The plane landed safely.
No one was injured.
Pictured: a VaynahAvia (Dagestan Airlines) Tupolev Tu-134B-3
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Contact photographer Ignatiy Savranskiy
What: Dagestan Airlines Tupolev TU-154 en route from Makhachkala Russia to Sharjah
Where: Makhachkala
When: Nov 24th 2009
Who: 55 passengers and 12 crew
Why: After take-off, there were complications with an engine, prompting the flight crew to shut it down. The flight returned to the airport and made a safe landing. Passengers debarked and were provided alternative transportation.
What: US Airways Express plane enroute from Laguardia to Rochester
Where: emergency landing in Syracuse at Hancock Airport
Who: 10 people on board including Congressman Eric Massa (D) Corning
Why: The plane made an emergency landing because of “flap” failure, successfully negotiating the icy runway.
Swiss International Airlines flight LX-18 had to return and make an emergency landing at Zürich Airport, Switzerland, on November 26.
The Airbus A330-300, heading towards Newark, New Jersey, had to return due to hydraulic failure.
The plane landed safely.
All 203 passengers and 12 crew members aboard remained unhurt.
A Lineas Aereas Suramericanas plane had to return and make an emergency landing in Bogota, Colombia, on March 28th.
The Boeing 727-200 plane took off for Leticia, Colombia, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a hydraulic failure.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.