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What: Eagle Air/Air New Zealand Beech 1900D en route from Wellington to Palmerston North
Where: New Zealand
When: Aug 15th 2011
Who: 16 passengers and 2 crew
Why: While en route, the plane was struck by lightning.
The right winglet began smoldering after being struck. The flight crew returned to Wellington where they made a safe landing.
Singapore Airlines flight SQ-7108 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Denpasar International Airport in Bali, Indonesia, on October 26.
The Boeing 747-400 freighter aircraft was transporting 2,186 sheep from Sydney, Australia to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, when the crew received smoke indication in a cargo bay and declared emergency.
The plane landed safely. All four crew members aboard remained unhurt.
It is believed that the exhaust gasses and sheep manure was the cause of smoke indication.
The plane resumed its journey after 2.5 hours.
Air New Zealand flight NZ-8231 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Palmerston North, New Zealand, on February 1st.
The plane heading from Rotorua to Wellington, New Zealand, was diverted due to an engine problem.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
On Sat Jan 12, 2013, Polet Airlines Saab 340 engaged in flight 770 was en route from Belgorod to Moscow when the left engine developed engine failure. The pilots made a safe landing in Voronezh at 21:04.
17 passengers and 3 crew were aboard. There were no injuries reported.
Passengers were provided an alternative flight to Moscow on Sunday.
The incident is under investigation.
China Southern flight CZ-3510 made an emergency landing in Hefei, China. On August 2nd.
The plane heading from Jinan to Guangzhou, China, was diverted after a hail strike cracked both windshields.
The plane landed safely. All 124 passengers and 8 crew members remained unharmed.
Air India flight AI-676 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport, Maharashtra, India, on July 22nd.
The Airbus A320-200 flying from Kolkata to Mumbai in India had to divert due to some issue with its landing gear.
The plane landed safely.
No one was injured.
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What: Thomas Cook Boeing 767-300 en route from Manchester to Dalaman Turkey
Where: West of Amsterdam
When: Aug 15 2010 8.40 am
Who: 320 passengers
Why: While en route over the ocean near Amsterdam, the cabin filled with smoke. The crew diverted to London where they made a safe landing. The source of the smoke was determined to be packaging in an oven. Although the smoke had dispersed, the West Sussex Fire and Rescue Emergency Services were on hand.
The plane was routed to Manchester for a crew change before the flight could be resumed.
Hopefully they change out that oven along with the crew.