Emergency

  • Cockpit Fire forces Landing in Kirksville


    What: Private charter jet registered to JJSA aviation out of San Jose, California; and the plane owned by the Honeywell Corporation.
    Where: Kirksville Regional Airport
    When: Friday. 1:15 p.m.
    Who: 20-25 passenger jet was only carrying one passenger. No injuries.
    Why: electrical fire in the cockpit. The electrical malfunction appeared to stem from a heated window in the cockpit, similar to a defrosting window on a car. The failure caused the plane’s windshield to smoke and burn.

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    Hong Kong flight Grounded In Chicago


    What: United Airlines Flight 895 Boeing 747 bound for Hong Kong
    Where: emergency landing at O’Hare International Airport
    When: Saturday 5:27 p.m
    Who: 323 passengers and 18 crew members
    Why: One hour into the flight to Hong Kong, the pilot experienced unspecified problems with a temperature probe, and rerouted it back to O’Hare.

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    Phoenix emergency landing


    What: American Airlines Flight 436 departed Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport at 9:03 a.m. for Chicago O’Hare
    Where: Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport
    When: 9:22 a.m
    Who: 138 passengers and five crew members
    Why: The pilot returned to the airport when he noticed an acrid smell and haze in the cockpit. The auxiliary power unit is going to be examined and cleaned. Passengers changed planes.

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    Falcon Emergency Landing


    What: twin-engine Falcon jet from Delhi en route to Coimbatore owned by the GMR group
    Where: Bangalore airport
    When: Thursday-3.05 pm.
    Who: Congress president Sonia Gandhi and Finance Minister P Chidambaram. No injuries.
    Why: Engine developed a “snag.” Instruments showed a “drop” for the right engine, so the pilot switched the engine off and landed with one engine. Passengers transferred to another plane.

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    Emergency Landing in KY


    What: Army National Guard Blackhawk helicopter out of Frankfort
    Where: In a field next to the Kroger grocery store and Burger King restaurant in Murray Kentucky
    When: 2:30 p.m.
    Who: four-man flight crew from the 63rd Theater Aviation Brigade
    Why: one of the crew members said a hydraulic hose busted and they had to make the emergency landing. A six-foot high-pressure hydraulic hose – about the size of a straw – frayed and developed a leak. A second helicopter flew in repair parts. There were no injuries.

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    Another Emergency Landing at LAX

    What: American Airlines Flight 1586 Boeing 737 en route from Los Angeles to Toronto at 11 a.m.
    Where: LAX
    When: Tuesday Aug 2 2008-12:51 p.m
    Who: 130 passengers and five crew
    Why: On takeoff, the pilot noticed a a blown tire and immediately requested to return. To burn off fuel, he had to circle the airport until his (safe) 12: 51 landing on the shredded tire.

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    Emergency landing: Jet Blue



    What: Jet Blue
    Where: FORT MYERS, Fla
    When: May 3, 2008
    Who: 83 Passengers
    Why: non-working wing flaps.

    The airport has a long runway and the plane landed safely and without complications.

  • Crash: Southern Sudan (details)



    What: Beechcraft 1900 South Sudan Air Connection
    Where: Wau to Juba when the pilot sought permission for an emergency landing in Rumbek 400km (250 miles) west of Juba
    When: Friday, 2 May 2008
    Who: 23 dead including Dominic Dim Deng, (His widow claims it was an assasination.)
    Why: engine trouble

    src: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7380412.stm