Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net
Contact Photographer Takashi

What: All Nippon Airways (ANA) Boeing 767-300 en route from Matsuyama to Tokyo
Where: Tokyo’s Haneda airport
When: Thursday August 27
Who: 262 passengers and 8 crew
Why: The left hand air conditioning system failed shortly after takeoff. Then, while en route, cabin pressure dropped. At that point, oxygen masks deployed; the pilot descended 10,000 feet to normalize pressure and flew the last 45 minutes of the flight. Though some passengers felt ill, there were no injuries, and the plane landed normally.

George’s Point of View

That must have been a fun, white-knuckled flight, leaving terror-induced claw marks etched into the armrests.

To include the featured image in your Twitter Card, please tap or click their icon a second time.

Similar Posts

| | | |

Single-Engine Plane Hits a Truck on Pyramid Highway

MustangA P-51 Mustang single engine plane which took off from Reno-Stead Airport and was en route to South Dakota crashed on Pyramid Highway just north of Spanish Springs in Nevada at around 8 a.m. on July 26.

The accident happened after an experimental Roscher built Thunder Mustang ‘Miss Picabo’ experienced mechanical failure and its engine stopped suddenly. The pilot and the co-pilot then decided to make emergency landing at Pyramid Highway and eventually crashed into a truck travelling northbound with at least 2 people aboard.

The aircraft caught fire after the crash. However, the pilot and the co-pilot managed to get out of it in just minutes. No major injuries were reported except for some scratches from broken glass.

Recalling the accident, the Pilot Fred Roscher of Cupertino said, “The plane was flying, and then, all of a sudden the engine just died….. We touched down and immediately hit him [the truck]… A couple minutes later, the plane caught fire and was completely consumed.”

Two lane Pyramid Lake Road remained closed for six hours.

The Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the cause of the mechanical failure of the aircraft.

To include the featured image in your Twitter Card, please tap or click their icon a second time.
| | | | |

Transavia Plane Returns to Germany after Engine Vibrations

Transavia flight HV-9145 had to return and make an emergency landing at Munich Airport, Germany, on June 12th.

The Boeing 737-700 flying to Lisbon, Portugal, had to return after its right engine started vibrating.

The plane landed safely.

No injuries were reported.

To include the featured image in your Twitter Card, please tap or click their icon a second time.
| | | | |

Jetairfly Plane Returns to Brussels due to Gear Problem

JetairflyJetairfly flight TB-705 had to return and make an emergency landing at Brussels Airport, Brussels, Belgium, on May 1st.

The Boeing 787-800, en-route to Cancun, Mexico, had to return shortly after the crew reported some problem with its gear. It later turned out that there was a flap retraction issue.

The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers aboard remained unharmed.

The passengers were accommodated in a replacement plane.

To include the featured image in your Twitter Card, please tap or click their icon a second time.
| | | | |

Japan Airlines Flight Returns to Kuala Lumpur

Japan Airlines flight JL-724 had to return for an emergency landing in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on July 26th.

The Boeing 787-900 plane took off for Narita International Airport, Japan, but had to turn back due to a technical issue.

The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.

To include the featured image in your Twitter Card, please tap or click their icon a second time.
| | | |

American Airlines Flight Hits Turbulence Near DFW Airport

American Airlines flight AA-60 encountered turbulence on the way to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Texas, on June 10th.

The Boeing 777-200 plane flying from Narita International Airport, Japan, was on approach to DFW airport when it hit turbulence.

The plane continued for a safe landing.

According to the FAA, several people were injured in the incident.

To include the featured image in your Twitter Card, please tap or click their icon a second time.
| |

Murcia-Bound Jet2 Flight Makes Emergency Landing in Paris

Jet2A Jet2 flight heading to Murcia, Spain, from East Midlands Airport, had to divert and make an emergency landing at Charles de Gaulle airport, Paris, at 4:58 p.m. on June 10.

The flight took off from East Midlands Airport at 3:45 p.m. and was expected to land in Murcia at 7:10 p.m.

A spokesperson for the airline said the diversion was a “precautionary measure due to a technical fault…The aircraft landed safely and all passengers are being looked after by our crew and will continue onto Murcia as soon as possible. We would like to apologize to our customers for the delay to the start of their holiday.”

To include the featured image in your Twitter Card, please tap or click their icon a second time.