IndiGo flight 6E-496 made an emergency landing at Devi Ahilyabai airport in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India, on March 11.
The crew declared emergency after a warning system indicated smoke in the cargo area. The flight was en-route from Mumbai to Indore at the time.
The plane landed uneventfully, around 4 minutes before its scheduled landing time. All 181 passengers remained unharmed.
Investigation into the incident is underway.
Air India flight AI-645 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi, India, on December 1.
The Airbus A319-100, flying from Mumbai, India, to Jodhpur, India, had to divert due to hydraulic problem.
The plane landed uneventfully.
All 88 passengers and 6 crew members remained safe.
What: Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-3H4 en route from Phoenix to Sacramento
Where: Yuma International Airport, AZ
When: 01 APR 2011
Who: 118 aboard
Why: A hole burst through the top of this Boeing while en route. The plane suffered decompression, descended to a safe level (when an attendant was injured) and made an emergency landing in Yuma.
The hole has opened a witch hunt on aging Boeings in search of the kind of metal fatigue that would result in a hole during operations now that the aluminum skin has been known to separate at the lap joints, where panels are spliced together. Although the incident did not result in death, it is being taken as a “warning.” 175 Boeing 737 are slated for examination, and maintenance programs (Southwest, FAA, Boeing) are being re-evaluated to take this into account.
Discussion of lap joint and the 3 rows of rivets. The skin separated at the lower rivet line. Pre-existing fatigue existed on the fracture surface. (Multi site damage.) The decompression happened 18.5 minutes after take-off, and no pre-indications. The flight crew immediately declared emergency.
United Airlines flight UA-870 had to return and make an emergency landing in Sydney, Australia, on April 17th.
The Boeing 787-900 plane took off for San Francisco, California, but had to return shortly afterwards due to an unusual odor in the cabin.
The plane landed safely. There were 238 passengers aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.
What: Indian Air Force MI-17 helicopter en route from Tawang to Guwahati
Where: Bomdir area bordering China
When: Nov 19 2010
Who: 11 aboard
Why: The Indian Air Force helicopter that took off around noon from Tawang exploded not long after, and crashed in the Bomdir area bordering China. Three crew members, eight IAF personnel below officer rank and an Army Lieutenant Colonel were killed. No one survived the crash. All the bodies have been recovered but not identified yet. The crash is being attributed to weather and is under investigation by a Court of Inquiry.
A Batik Air flight had to make an emergency landing in Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia, on April 17.
The flight was en-route from Ambon in Maliki, to Jakarta, when it had to land in emergency due to a bomb threat.
The plane landed safely at Sultan Hasanuddin airport and all 125 passengers and 8 crew members aboard remained unharmed.
The airline confirmed that no explosive device was found in the plane.
What: small turboprop plane
Where: Charlotte/Douglas International Airport.
When: 7 a.m
Who: information not available
Why: Pilot reported a hydraulic problem at 6:30 am and landed safely at 7. Passengers were taken off the plane and transported by bus to the concourse.
