Tajik Air flight 7J-646 had to return and make an emergency landing at Moscow Domodedovo Airport, Russia, on July 2nd.
The Boeing 737-300 plane took off for Khujand, Tajikistan, but had to turn back due to issues with the cabin pressure.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
What: LIAT flight 544 de Haviland Dash 8 -311 en route from Nevis (leaving at 5:30pm) to RLB International Airport, St. Kitts
Where: emergency stop in Antigua
When: Wednesday night (Nov. 12)
Who: 42 passengers
Why: The control panel indicated problems, so that the plane diverted to Antigua. (The landing gear was activated but the control panel said otherwise.) The flight landed at 7:00 after circling for some time.
American Airlines flight 641 had to make an emergency landing at Los Angeles International Airport, California, on December 20.
It is believed that the plane, flying from Washington, D.C., declared emergency due to a bird strike. According to American Airlines spokeswoman Leslie Scott, the plane reported a mechanical issue but was able to land safely in Los Angeles.
All 120 people aboard remained unhurt.
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What: US Airways Boeing 757-200 en route from Phoenix,AZ to Kahului,HI
Where: en route
When: Sep 17 2010
Who: 175 passengers and 6 crew
Why: 1200 miles from Hawaii, smoke was observed in the cockpit. The crew diverted to San Francisco where they landed safely.
A replacement jet was provided.
On December 26, 2012, an Antonov 2 TP made a hard landing in Sörmland Swedon while on a ferry flight to Arizona.
THe plane suffered an electrical failure with all electrical instruments going down, forcing an emergency landing.
The pilot Cody Purdon secured a landing in a field with no damage to the plane or those aboard. Halfbrother Peter Purdon explained they had flown to Sweden to buy the plane and were flying it home to Arizona; and they will have to reassess their schedule, based on how repairs go.
Lufthansa flight LH-8365 had to return and make an emergency landing in Hyderabad, India, on March 30th.
The plane took off for Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew reported smoke in the cockpit.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
