What: Nepal Airlines de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter en route from Mustang to Pokhara
Where: Jomsom Airport, Nepal
When: Oct 5, 2012, 6:55 a.m.
Who: 12 passengers, 6 crew
Why: On takeoff, the Nepal Airlines Twin Otter skidded off the runway.
The plane’s wheels got caught in drain. No one was injured, but the plane lost its balance. People on the scene were able to right the aircraft which apparently sustained no damage.
A Nepal Airlines flight RA-416 en route from Kuala Lumpur to Kathmandu had to return and make an emergency landing due to a technical issue.
The Boeing 757 carrying around 54 people was on its way to Kathmandu when the pilots noticed vibration in the fan blade of its right engine. The Airline spokesperson, Ramhari Sharma, confirmed that the plane landed back in Kuala Lumpur about 45 minutes after it took off.
None of the passengers and crew members were hurt.
A Nepal Airlines official said “A technical team is arriving in Kuala Lumpur to fix the problem. We hope the aircraft would be released by Saturday evening and will probably start regular flights from Sunday.”
Amakusa Airlines flight AHX-108 had to make an emergency landing in Amakusa, Japan, on October 13.
The de Havilland Dash 8-100 aircraft was approaching the airport when the crew received fire indication for right hand engine and declared emergency. The plane was flying from Fukuoka at the time.
The crew activated fire suppression system and shut down the engine before the plane safely landed. All 38 people aboard remained unharmed.
The cause of smoke is being investigated.
Air Nelson flight NZ-8242 made a safe landing at John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, on May 12th.
The de Havilland Dash 8-300 flying from Palmerston North was about to reach when it had to enter a hold due to unsafe gear indication.
The plane landed safely.
All 30 people aboard remained safe.
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What: Air Greenland de Havilland Dash 7-100 en route from Ilulissat to Upernavik
Where: Ilulissat
When: Jan 11th 2012
Who: 27 passengers and 3 crew
Why: After takeoff from Ilulissat, smoke developed in the lavatory, cabin and cockpit and the fire detector went off The flight returned to Ilulissat where they made a safe landing.
No smoke or fire was detected in the cabin, but on inspection, the high pressure bleed air on both left engines did not work.
Additionally, unidentified chemical fumes evaporated in to the air conditioning system.
Maintenance believes the problem has been corrected.
Jazz Air flight QK-8417 had to reject takeoff at Kelowna International Airport, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada, on April 20th.
The De Havilland Dash 8-300 was about to takeoff for Vancouver, Canada, when the crew reported some problem with its flight control system.
The plane returned to the apron.
The flight was cancelled.
Flybe flight BE-262 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Manchester Airport, England, on November 13.
The de Havilland Dash 8-400, flying from East Midlands Airport, England, to Edinburgh, Scotland, diverted due to a cargo door indication.
The plane landed safely.
All 72 people aboard remained safe.
