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What: Delta/ Pinnacle Airlines Canadair CRJ-200 en route from Detroit to Rochester
Where: Rochester
When: Apr 27th 2010
Who: 15 passengers and 3 crew
Why: On approach to Rochester, the crew smelled smoke in the cockpit, and smoke was visibly detected. The flight made a safe landing, ostensibly planning to evacuate on the runway. However, after the safe landing, the plane taxied to the gate.
Maintenance confirmed that the smoke was caused by burning hydraulic fluid.
Swiss International Air Lines flight LX-188 made an emergency landing in Munich, Germany, on June 18th.
Lufthansa flight LH-438 had to return and make an emergency landing in Frankfurt, Germany, on August 20th.
Delta Airlines flight DL-2392 had to return for an emergency landing in Dayton, Ohio, on December 6th.
What: Cathay Pacific Airbus A330-300 en route from Singapore (Singapore) to Jakarta