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What: US Airways Airbus A320-200 en route from Phoenix to Milwaukee
Where: Wray
When: Jun 9 2010
Why: While en route, the system indicated an overheat. The crew returned to Phoenix where they made a safe landing. A replacement jet was provided for passengers.
Not that it applies, but the Thursday high for Phoenix was 102 o.
Lufthansa flight LH-453 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Chicago, Illinois, on November 20th.
The Airbus A340-600 plane heading from Los Angeles, California, to Munich, Germany, was diverted after the crew noticed a temperature control problem in the cabin.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
IndiGo flight 6E-637 had to return and make an emergency landing in Bangalore, India, on May 11th.
The Airbus A320-200 took off for Patna, India, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew reported a hydraulic leak.
The plane burnt off excess fuel before landing back safely.
All 154 passengers and 6 crew members remained unharmed.
Turkish Airlines flight TK1530 made an emergency landing at Nuremberg Airport, Germany, on April 8.
The Airbus 321 was heading from Düsseldorf to Istanbul when its windshield began to crack. The pilots then immediately reported the situation and requested an emergency landing at the nearest airport.
The plane landed uneventfully and everyone aboard remained unhurt.
The aircraft was taken for repair.
Scandinavian Airlines flight SK-997 had to return and make an emergency landing in Copenhagen, Denmark, on September 1st.
The Airbus A340-300 plane took off for Shanghai, China, but had to turn back due to a spoiler problem.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Pictured: A Robinson R-44 Raven II
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What: Robinson R-44 II
Where: Nizhnevartovsk, Russia.
When: March 2, 2008
Who: pilot and the passenger
Why: The helicopter was destroyed when it impacted trees and terrain– a swampy forest area in a nose down, right roll attitude.
The pilot and the passenger were fatally injured. The flight was conducted under Russian flight regulations and the wreckage was not found until July 2008
Pictured: Lion Airlines Boeing 737-46B
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What: Lion Air Boeing 737-400
Where: Pekanbaru airport, Sumatra
When: December 14, 2009
Who: 165 passengers
Why: On landing, the flight skidded off the runway. It took an hour to evacuate the panicked passengers via mobile stairway.
After a maintenance check, a replacement crew resumed the flight hours later.
