On Feb 21, 2013, a TAM Linhas Aéreas Airbus A319 en route from São Luis-Marechal Cunha Machado Airport to Brasilia suffered a bird strike.
Pilots returned to São Luis Airport where they made a safe landing.
The plane was taken out of service for repairs and maintenance.
Passengers reported they were terrified when they heard a huge bang from one of the engines.
The incident is under investigation by Centro de Investigação e Prevenção de Acidentes Aeronáuticos (Cenipa).
A single-engine Cessna 177 crashed in Curitiba, a city in southern Brazil, on August 30.
The aircraft was heading to the city of Londrina when it developed some engine problem and crashed in a residential area.
Two of the four people aboard died on the spot, one suffered serious injuries while the fourth person survived with minor injuries.
The injured were taken to a local hospital. No one on the ground suffered any loss.
The cause of crash is not clear at the moment.
A Southwest Boeing 737-700 en route from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Fort Lauderdale made a safe landing at William P Hobby Airport in Houston after developing cabin pressure problems.
None of the 140 passengers were injured. Flight 2896 made a safe landing the evening of October 9, 2013.
Passengers were provided an alternate flight to Fort Lauderdale.
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Contact photographer Thomas Posch
What: UM Ukrainian Mediterranean Airlines Douglas DC-9-50 en route from Beirut (Lebanon) to Kiev
Where: Beirut
When: Sep 21 2010
Who: 91 passengers
Why: After takeoff, an engine ingested a bird, resulting in engine problems. There were reports of an engine surge, explosion and fire which are being denied by the airport.
The crew returned the plane to Beirut where they made a safe landing. Passengers report hearing an explosion and seeing flame. On landing, passengers disembarked. No injuries are reported, nor whether slides were used or a replacement jet provided.
American Airlines flight AA-1871 had to return and make an emergency landing at McCarran International Airport, Las Vegas, Nevada, on April 23rd.
The Airbus A321-200 flying to Charlotte, North Carolina, had to return when its right engine showed overtemp and the crew had to shut it down.
The plane landed safely.
All 197 people aboard remained safe.
Alitalia flight AZ-631 had to divert and make an emergency landing in St. John’s, Canada, on November 22nd.
The Airbus A330-200 plane heading from Miami, Florida, to Rome Fiumicino Airport, Italy, was diverted due to a mechanical issue.
The plane landed uneventfully. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
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Contact photographer Giovanni Verbeeck
What: British Airways Boeing 777-200 en route from London Heathrow to Boston,MA
Where: Shannon
When: May 23rd 2011
Who: 221 passengers
Why: En route over the Atlantic, smoke developed in the cockpit and the pilots declared emergency and diverted to Shannon.
(There is some speculation that the smoke was ash drawn into the cabin.)
The smoke increased on descent, but the pilot made a safe landing. The smoke is being blamed on an undesignated mechanical problem.
Above FL200, the atmosphere was (reported as) clear of Grimsvotn ash.
Passengers were provided hotel accommodations until the replacement flight arrived (May 24.)
