Swiss Avro flight LX-2808 had to reject takeoff at Zurich Airport, Zurich, Switzerland, on March 10.
The Airbus RJ-100 was about to take off for Geneva, Switzerland, when the control tower reported sparks coming from the left hand engine, causing the plane to return to the apron.
All passengers were accommodated in a replacement plane.
KLM flight KL-602 had to return and make an emergency landing in Los Angeles, California, on November 18th.
The Boeing 747-400 plane took off for Amsterdam, Netherlands, but had to turn back due to an engine problem.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
What: TACA Peru Airbus A320-200 en route from Lima to Cuzco
Where: Cuzco
When: Sep 18th 2011
Who: 90 passengers
Why: While en route, the windshield heating system began smoking.
Pilots continued to Cuzco, stepping up the pace, and made a safe landing, with no injuries. Some passengers erroneously believed the turbine in the right wing was on fire.
“sobrecalentamiento en el sistema eléctrico de los parabrisas en la cabina de los pilotos originó humo y activó el proceso de emergencia preventiva“, the problem was due to overheating of the windshield heating system, according to TACA, a problem that was essentially a short circuit.
British Airways flight BA-9272 had to return and make an emergency landing at EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg, France, on May 22nd.
The Airbus A321-200 plane took off for Heathrow Airport, England, but had turn back after the crew needed to shut down one of the engines.
The plane landed back uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
A United airlines flight had to return and make an emergency landing at Tucson International Airport in Arizona, on February 7th.
The plane, operated by SkyWest Airlines, took off for Los Angeles, California, but had to return shortly afterwards after the cabin filled with smoke.
The plane landed uneventfully. All 73 passengers and 4 crew members were safely evacuated.
The FAA is investigating.
Edelweiss flight 8R-402 had to return and make an emergency landing in Zurich, Switzerland, on December 22nd.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Pristina, Kosovo, but had to turn back due to an engine issue.
The plane landed safely. All one hundred and seventy-two passengers and six crew members remained unharmed.
Hainan Airlines flight HU-7755 had to return and make an emergency landing in Shenzhen, China, on May 12th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane took off for Zhengzhou, China, but had to return shortly afterwards after the left hand engine failed.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
