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    Southwest Airlines Jet Rejects Take Off after Bird Strike

    southwest_airlines_logoSouthwest Airlines flight WN-386 had to reject take off from San Jose International Airport, California, on October 27.

    The Ontario-bound Boeing 737-300 plane was accelerating for take off when its right hand engine ingested a bird, prompting the crew to reject take off at a high speed.

    The plane safely returned to the apron.

    The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.

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    Small Plane Makes Emergency Landing on California Highway; No Injuries Reported

    A small plane made an emergency landing on U.S. Highway 101, south of San Jose, in California, on June 6, 2015.

    The single-engine plane was flying from Harris Ranch Airport, Coalinga when it lost engine power and had to land in emergency.

    There were 4 people aboard, including the 20-year-old pilot Wyatt Grow; all of them remained unhurt.

    The southbound lanes of the highway were temporarily closed due to the incident.

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    Falling Parts in Bogota

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    A Lineas Aereas Suramericanas LAS cargo flight (Bogota-Quito route) developed an engine issue en route and returned to El Dorado airport.

    Engine issue? I’d say so. Parts fell off in a residential area in Fontibon, San Jose, Bogotá Colombia. Two people (one struck, one burned) and ten homes were affected. Twenty-one year old Aceneth Roldán was struck in the neck.

    Neighborhood residents said the falling pieces sounded like falling glass as it struck their tile roofing. Aeronáutica Civil is doing a survey of the residents to assess the damage, which is minor.

    Pieces apparently came from one engine of the Boeing 727.

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    Avianca Airlines Jet Returns to San José, Costa Rica

    AviancaAn Avianca airlines flight had to return and make an emergency landing at Juan Santamaría International Airport in San José, Costa Rica, at around 2 p.m. on November 24.

    The plane had just taken off for El Salvador when the pilot reported issues with one of the engines and a suspected explosion in a turbine. The authorities then advised him to return for an emergency landing.

    The plane landed uneventfully. The airline later said it was a transfer flight carrying some crew members and there was no passenger in the plane at the time of incident.

    The examination of aircraft showed no signs of fire however, an engine was damaged due to a bird who got stuck in a turbine.