Remember that British Airways Airbus A319 event we talked about the other day? The one where (oops) the engine cover fell off of the engine on that Oslo flight?
The one where “the coverings broke off and punctured the right engine’s fuel pipe, damaging the aircraft’s systems?” The Air Accidents Investigation Branch the investigation said evealed that the fan cowl doors on both engines were left unlatched during maintenance.”
What: American Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-82 Austin to Chicago
Where: Austin,TX
When: Jul 24th 2009
Who: 145
Why: When indicators reported an engine fire after takeoff from Austin, the plane received clearance and landed 10 minutes after takeoff. No actual fire was found.
Iberia flight IB-6253 had to return and make an emergency landing in Madrid, Spain, on October 6th.
The Airbus A350-900 plane took off for John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, but had to turn back due to a technical issue.
The plane landed safely. All three hundred and fifty people aboard remained unharmed.
Norwegian Air Shuttle flight DY-7042 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Shannon Airport, Ireland, on January 24th.
The Boeing 787-800 plane heading from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to Copenhagen, Denmark, was diverted after the captain fell ill.
The plane landed safely. All two hundred and sixty-six people aboard remained unharmed.
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On 28 July 2010 after taking off from Karachi at 0241 UTC (0741 PST)on a domestic flight to Islamabad, Airblue Flight 202 (AP-BJB), an Airbus A321, executed a circling approach for RWY-12 at Islamabad, crashed into the Margalla Hills nine and a half miles north-east of Islamabad apparently due to bad weather. One hundred and forty-six people were aboard, and six crew. One hundred forty-six passengers and all six crew members died. The plane was a total loss. It is the first fatal accident involving an Airbus A321 and Pakistan’s worst air disaster.
After yesterday’s Super Puma ditching in the North Sea, CHC helicopters suspended Puma flights due to suspicions of possible flaws in the design of the main gearbox lubrication system.
The concern is a hangover from a 2009 Bond Aviation crash that led to recommendations to look into the Super Puma’s gearbox lube system design.
Bond Aviation is also suspending Puma flights for the same issue. Their flight schedule is posted here: http://www.bondflights.com/index.php?day=1350946800
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What: ANA All Nippon Airways Airbus A320-200 en route from Osaka Itami to Sendai
Where: Sendai
When: Feb 5th 2012
Who: 166 aboard
Why: The Airbus was landing when a sudden gust of wind caused pilots to abort the landing, and leaving scrapes of white paint on the runway.
While performing the go-around, the tail of the plane struck the runway. Pilots circled and made a second approach, which resulted in a safe landing.
Damage to the underside of the tail was significant, and the bulkhead was also damaged The local weather service did not have any indication of wind, and the investigation is underway.
