United Airlines flight UA-859 made a safe emergency landing at Denver International Airport, Denver, Colorado, on May 1st.
The Boeing 737-900 flying from Orlando, Florida, was about to land when the crew had to declare an emergency due to “electrical situation” aboard.
The plane landed safely.
All 185 people aboard remained unhurt.
Delta Airlines flight DL-1843 made a safe landing at General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport, Boston, Massachusetts, on September 21st.
The Boeing 737-900 flying from Salt Lake City, Utah, was mid-air when it encountered turbulence.
Two people sustained altitude deviation injuries.
The plane landed safely.
United Airlines flight UA-1435 made a safe landing following a bird strike near Chicago, Illinois, on August 17th.
The Boeing 737-900 plane flying from Cleveland, Ohio, was on approach to O’Hare International Airport, Chicago, when a bird hit it.
The plane continued for a safe landing. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Alaska Airlines flight AS-24 had to return and make an emergency landing in Seattle, Washington, on July 16th.
The Boeing 737-900 plane took off for Boston, Massachusetts, but had to turn back after the crew reported air quality concerns on board.
The plane landed safely.
Malindo Air flight OD-132 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Delhi, India, on June 25th.
The Boeing 737-900 plane heading from Lahore, Pakistan, to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, was diverted after the crew needed to shut down one of the engines.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
United Airlines flight UA-1239 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Tallahassee, Florida, on June 13th.
The Boeing 737-900 plane heading from Miami, Florida, to Chicago, Illinois, was diverted after smell of smoke was noticed in the cabin.
The plane landed safely. There were one hundred and fifty-five people aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.
Korean Air flight KE-783 made an emergency landing in Fukuoka, Japan, on June 9th.
The Boeing 737-900 plane flying from Busan, South Korea, was descending toward Fukuoka when the crew reported smoke in the cockpit and requested emergency assistance.
The plane continued for a safe landing.
There were one hundred and fifty-three passengers and nine crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
United Airlines flight UA-1738 had to return and make an emergency landing at O’Hare International Airport, Chicago, Illinois, on June 1st.
The Boeing 737-900 plane took off for Miami, Florida, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a bird strike.
The crew had to shut one of the engines down before the plane touched down.
Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Turkish Airlines flight TK-623 had to return and make an emergency landing in Istanbul, Turkey, on May 15th.
The Boeing 737-900 plane took off for Abuja, Nigeria, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew failed to retract landing gear.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Jet Airways flight 9W-70 had to return and make an emergency landing at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, Mumbai, India, on May 12th.
The Boeing 737-900 flying to Bangkok, Thailand, had to return due to possible trail strike.
The plane landed safely.
All 180 passengers and 8 crew members remained safe.
THY Turkish Airlines flight TK-537 had to return and make an emergency landing at Istanbul Atatürk Airport, Turkey, on April 17.
The Boeing 737-900 flying to Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, had to return due to a lightning strike.
The plane landed safely.
No injuries were reported.
United Airlines flight UA-1721 had to return and make an emergency landing in San Francisco, California, on April 16th.
The Boeing 737-900 plane heading to Kona, Hawaii, had to turn back due to a mechanical issue.
The plane landed back safely. All 183 people aboard remained unharmed.
United Airlines flight UA-306 had to reject take off from O’Hare International Airport, Chicago, Illinois, on February 20th.
The Boeing 737-900 plane was accelerating to take off for Fort Myers, Florida, when the crew rejected take off due to some issues.
All 150 passengers and 6 crew members remained safe.
Alaska Airlines flight AS-322 had to make an emergency landing in San Jose, California, on January 12th.
The pilots declared an emergency after the crew noticed a white powder leaking from the cabin air conditioning vents and three of them reported feeling unwell. The Boeing 737-900 plane was flying from Seattle, Washington, at the time.
The plane landed safely. One crew member was taken to hospital while two others received treatment at the airport. All 181 passengers remained unharmed.
It is believed that the white substance was a de-icing agent.
Turkish Airlines flight TK-415 had to return for an emergency landing in Moscow, Russia, on January 12th.
The Boeing 737-900 plane took off for Istanbul, Turkey, but its tail hit the runway during rotation.
The crew subsequently returned to Moscow where the plane landed safely.
Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
SpiceJet flight SG-136 made an emergency landing in Delhi, India, on January 6th.
The Boeing 737-900 plane was flying from Bangalore, India, when the crew declared an emergency due to indications of a hydraulic leak.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
KLM Airlines flight KL-1681 had to return and make an emergency landing in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on November 1st.
The Boeing 737-900 plane took off for Barcelona, Spain, but had to return immediately afterwards due to an engine failure caused by multiple bird strikes.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unhurt.
United Airlines flight UA-789 had to return and make an emergency landing at Portland International Airport, Oregon, on October 13th.
The Boeing 737-900 plane took off for Denver, Colorado, but had to return shortly afterwards due to an electrical smell onboard.
The plane landed safely. There were 177 people aboard at the time; all of them remained unhurt.
Lion Air flight JT-791 made an emergency landing in Makassar, Indonesia, on September 22nd.
The Boeing 737-900 plane was flying from Ambon, Indonesia, when the crew reported issues with its right hand engine.
The plane continued for a safe landing. There were 211 passengers and 7 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.
Korean Air flight KE-718’s both nose tyres deflated after landing at Jeju International Airport, Jeju City, South Korea, on July 29th.
The Boeing 737-900 flying from Tokyo, Japan, had landed on Jeju’s runway when the incident occurred.
All 148 passengers onboard disembarked safely.
The aircraft is still on the ground since the occurrence.
United Airlines flight UA-1275 made a safe emergency landing after a hold at Los Angeles International Airport, California, on July 30th.
The Boeing 737-900 flying from Cancun, Mexico, was about to land when the crew reported some issue with its flaps.
The plane landed safely on a speed higher than normal.
No one was injured.
THY Turkish Airlines flight TK-604 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Antalya Airport, Turkey, on June 24th.
The Boeing 737-900, en-route from Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, to Istanbul, Turkey, had to divert after its captain became ill mid-air.
The plane landed safely.
The captain was taken to a hospital.
Delta Airlines flight DL-2421 had to make an emergency landing in Salt Lake City, Utah, on May 21st.
The Boeing 737-900 was flying from Phoenix, Arizona, when lightning struck it, causing minor damage to the nose cone.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Okay Airways flight BK-2823 made a hard landing at Nanning Wuxu International Airport, Nanning, China, on May 10th.
The Boeing 737-900, flying from Xian, China, got its tail scraped on the surface of the runway upon landing.
The plane rolled out without further incident.
All people onboard remained unharmed.
Delta Airlines flight DL-1819 made a safe landing at Orlando International Airport, Orlando, Florida, on May 6th.
The Boeing 737-900, flying from Salt Lake City, Utah, was landing at Orlando’s runway when a flight attendant onboard received unknown injuries.
The cause of the incident has not been reported.
