Air France flight AF-378 had to return for an emergency landing at Charles de Gaulle Airport, France, on January 8th.
The Airbus A340-300 plane took off for Detroit, Michigan, but had to turn back due to a gear issue.
The plane landed safely after dumping excess fuel. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
Delta Airlines flight DL-1633 had to reject takeoff at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, Detroit, Michigan, on December 21st.
The McDonnell Douglas MD-88 was accelerating to takeoff for Miami, Florida, when the crew reported the failure of left hand engine.
The plane returned to the apron.
The passengers were accommodated in a replacement plane.
Expressjet flight EV-5419 had to return and make an emergency landing in Norfolk, Virginia, on August 11th.
The plane took off for Detroit, Michigan, but had to return shortly afterwards after the right hand engine stopped working.
The plane landed safely. All 62 people aboard remained unharmed.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
Expressjet flight EV-5621 made an emergency landing in Newark, New Jersey, on June 12th.
The plane was flying from Detroit, Michigan, when the crew reported a hydraulic problem and requested emergency assistance.
The plane landed uneventfully. All 45 people aboard remained unharmed.
Delta Airlines flight DL-745 had to return and make an emergency landing at Detroit Metro Airport, in Detroit, Michigan, on June 9th.
The Boeing 767-300 plane took off for San Francisco, California, but had to return shortly afterwards due to an issue with one of the redundant power systems.
The plane landed uneventfully. There were 244 passengers aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
SkyWest Airlines flight had to return and make an emergency landing at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, Detroit, Michigan, on June 4th.
The Canadair CRJ-200, en-route to Ithaca, New York, had to return shortly after the crew reported that its ADG (Air Driven Generator) had deployed.
The plane landed uneventfully. All people onboard remained safe.
The passengers were accommodated in a replacement plane.
Virgin Atlantic flight VS-107 had to return and make an emergency landing at Heathrow Airport, London, England, on April 27th.
The Airbus A330-300, en-route to Detroit, Michigan, was mid-air when it had to return after the crew reported hydraulic failure followed by a possible landing gear failure.
The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers aboard remained safe.
The passengers were rebooked onto other flights.
Envoy flight MQ-3605 had to return and make a safe landing at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, Detroit, Michigan, on March 17.
The Canadian Regional Jet-700, heading from Detroit to Chicago, had to return shortly afterwards after a bird impacted its windshield.
The plane received minor damages.
All passengers onboard remained unhurt.
ExpressJet flight 5166, operating as Delta Connection, made an emergency landing at Syracuse Hancock International Airport, New York, on February 19.
The plane took off from Burlington International Airport, Vermont, and was heading to Detroit, Michigan, when the crew noticed a mechanical issue and decided to divert.
The plane landed safely. All 49 people aboard remained unhurt.
The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.
United Airlines flight 3461 had to make an emergency landing at Detroit Metropolitan Airport, Michigan, on January 7.
The plane heading from LaGuardia Airport, New York, to O’Hare International Airport, Chicago, had to be diverted due to an unruly passenger. It is believed that a woman asked to be let off the plane mid-air and when the crew members told her it was not possible, she became aggressive and attacked the passengers and crew.
The woman was restrained using scarves, belts, seat belts when the plane, carrying 69 passengers and 4 crew, landed in Detroit.
She was taken into custody by the FBI. The plane resumed its journey after a short delay.
The flight was being operated by Shuttle America.
A plane carrying New York Mets’ team made an emergency landing in Detroit, Michigan, on the night of July 2.
The flight, en-route from New York to Los Angeles, was landed in emergency after Howie Rose, the radio play-by-play broadcaster, fell sick on-board.
Rose was taken to a hospital in Detroit while the flight continued to Los Angeles after delay of an hour.
Delta Airlines flight 1500 received a potential security threat, after which it was landed and sent to a remote location on Denver International Airport on April 18.
The flight, carrying 151 passengers and 6 crew members, was headed from Detroit to Denver when the authorities received a potential threat. While the nature of the threat is not clear, some sources report that one of the flight attendants on board saw a written note mentioning a ‘bomb’ in the plane.
The plane safely landed at Denver International Airport at about 4:40pm and was taken to a remote taxiway. The passengers were immediately taken to a separate place where the FBI investigated them.
By 10pm, all the passengers and crew members were cleared by the FBI and no arrests were made.
According to the FBI spokesman Dave Joly, “We currently do not believe a creditable threat existed to the flight….The majority of the Delta Flight 1500 passengers have been allowed to claim their luggage and continue with their travel plans.”
On April 18, 2013, on landing in Lansing Michigan, a Boeing 737 owned by SUN COUNTRY suffered an incident. Almost landing, actually. We presume gusty conditions.
On approach, a wing struck the runway.
The crew aborted the landing, and diverted to Detroit where they made a safe landing.
There were no injuries reported and the degree of damage to the wing and the rest of the plane has not been released.
