What: Southwest Airlines 737 Flight 3252 en route from from San Diego to Baltimore
Where: Lindbergh Field
When: Dec 1, 2012, 7:15 a.m.
Who: 129 passengers, 5 crew
Why: As the plane was taking off, a flight attendant smelled smoke. The pilot returned to San Diego and made an emergency landing on Lindbergh Field. Oxygen masks were deployed but there were no injuries.
The plane was slated for inspection and will be removed from service until the issue is solved.
A small airplane made an emergency landing in a field near 26 Road and H road in Grand Junction, Colorado on August 6.
The incident happened just moments after the plane took off from Grand Junction Regional Airport.
The plane landed safely and the pilot, who was the only person onboard, did not report any injuries.
Officials on the scene said the plane’s engine stalled immediately after taking off from the airport. The pilot made a quick decision to land in the open field.
Emergency officials towed away the airplane in one piece.
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What: US Airways Airbus A320-200 en route from Philadelphia,PA to Las Vegas
Where: Philadelphia
When: Dec 7th 2011
Why: After taking off from Philadelphia, those aboard noticed what was described as “the stench of dirty socks.” The plane returned to Philadelphia and made a safe landing. Passengers were provided an alternative flight.
Note that in spite of the uncharming description of the smell,the caution was due not to excessive fear of stinky feet but to caution over the kind of lawsuit that Boeing is dealing with right now over toxic air fumes from tricresyl phosphates (TCPs), carbon monoxide and other toxic components bleeding from faulty “bleed-air” systems. Drowsiness, disorientation and memory loss may occur as a result of exposure to aerotoxicity.
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What: Orenburg Airlines Boeing 737-400, registration VP-BGQ en route from Volgograd (Russia) to Sharm el Sheikh (Egypt)
Where: emergency landing at Domodedovo Airport
When: Thursday, Feb 26th 2009
Who: with 142 passengers, 7 crew
Why: On takeoff, the plane hit a runway edge light with its inner left main gear tire which resulted in destruction of the inner tire and hydraulics. The flight spent two hours burning fuel and eventually landed at Volgograd.
Is this the same plane described here, as being
“Boeing-747 passenger liner en route from Dubai, the United Arab Emirates to Orenburg.” ?
OR is it the flight described as flying from Volgograd (Russia) to Sharm el Sheikh (Egypt) ?
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What: Wideroe de Havilland Canada DHC-8-103 Dash 8 en route from Florø to Bergen
Where: Bergen-Flesland Airport, Norway
When: Oct 18, 2012, 7:30 a.m.
Who: 17 aboard
Why: The pilot was en route to Bergen when smoke in the cockpit forced him to land immediately; but he called off the mayday because he felt in control of the situation.
Before landing, the pilot informed passengers.
The crew stayed aboard until passengers were evacuated. The evacuation was described as undramatic.
Alaska Airlines flight 17 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Buffalo Niagara International Airport, New York, on October 12,
The plane, en-route from Newark, New Jersey to Seattle, Washington, was diverted after the crew reported smoke coming out of a credit card reader. According to airline spokesperson Halley Knigge, apparently the smoke was caused due to a melting battery. “The flight crew used a fire extinguisher to stop the device from smoking while the captain made flight emergency arrangements,” she said.
The plane landed safely. There were 181 passengers and 6 crew members aboard at the time; none of them were harmed.
Mesa Airlines flight YV-6176 made an emergency landing in Nashville, Tennessee, on January 26th.
The plane was flying from Washington Dulles International Airport, Virginia, when the crew declared an emergency due to a rapid loss of fuel and a fire warning.
The plane landed safely. All 65 people aboard remained unharmed.