What: Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-300, en route from Orlando to Chicago
Where: Louisville Kentucky
When: Mar 28 2011 3:00 pm
Who: 101 passengers 5 crew
Why: While en route, the cockpit began to fill with smoke. A pilot saw a problem with the windshield defroster wiring, and turned off the defroster.
The pilots diverted the flight to Louisville where they made a safe landing. Passengers were provided an alternative Boeing flight to Chicago arriving two and a half hours later.
Norwegian International Airlines flight D8-5620 made a safe landing at Helsinki-Vantaa Airport, Helsinki, Finland, on April 23rd.
The Boeing 737-800, flying from Barcelona, Spain, to Helsinki, was on approach to runway when it was struck by lightning.
The plane landed safely. All people onboard remained unharmed.
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What: Mahan Air Airbus A300-B4 en route from Zahedan to Tehran Mehrabad (Iran),
Where: Zahedan
When: Mar 9th 2012
Why: THe flight was en route but the cabin did not pressurize.
THe crew returned to Zahedan where they made a safe landing. There is question whether the ac system was at fault or off.
Several hours later, the plane took off successfully and made the flight.
On January 27, 2013, a Med View flight was en route from Lagos to Abuja when it developed sudden problems in one engine. Passengers panicked when they heard a boom at 12:30, and the plane began to fly unsteadily.
73 passengers were aboard the twelve o’clock flight that had started fifteen minutes late at Murtala Muhammed Airport.
Pilots shut down the affected engine and made a safe return to Lagos with emergency services on standby.
Apparently pilot and crew made no announcements, but they did handle the emergency and get the plane down safely.
Passengers were provided an alternative flight to Abuja on a 737.
On November 12, 2011, the Iberia Airbus A321 had been approaching Tenerife South airport at high speed just before it landed on the same runway that a Jet2 Boeing 757-200 was departing did so because of a premature take-off clearance to the 757.
The 757 was airborne over the runway as the A321 touched down at an unexpectedly fast approach. Although the A321’s airspeed had decreased constantly through the descent, its ground speed was 210kt. Expected airspeed is in the 180-203kt range.
The planes were separated by at least 4,100ft.
The incident has been attributed to the tower controller’s “improper handling” of the take-off clearance to the 757.
Norwegian Air Shuttle flight DY-4314 made an emergency landing in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on January 30th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane heading from Paris Orly Airport, France, to Stockholm, Sweden, was diverted after the crew received a cargo smoke indication.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
United Airlines flight UA-946 made an emergency landing in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on February 16th.
The Boeing 767-300 plane flying from Dulles International Airport, Virginia, was on approach to Amsterdam when the crew reported a flaps problem.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
