TAP Portugal flight TP-1534 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Amílcar Cabral International Airport, Cape Verde, Africa, on July 28th.
The Airbus A320-200 flying from Praia to Lisbon, Portugal, had to divert due to bird ingestion by one of its engines.
The plane landed safely.
No one was injured.
Cathay Pacific flight CX-888 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Seattle, Washington, on February 4th.
The Boeing 777-300 plane heading from Hong Kong, China, to Vancouver, Canada, was diverted due to adverse weather conditions in Vancouver.
The plane landed safely. All 155 passengers aboard remained unharmed.
What: Gandy Air LLC Cirrus SR22 GTS G3 Turbo en route from Smyrna to Gary
Where: A mile SE of the Gary Chicago Int. Airport
When: Oct 3, 2012, 11:00 a.m.
Who: 2 aboard, 2 fatalities
Why: A plane that took off from Smyrna, Tenn. General Airport crashed for unknown reasons in a wooded area about 400 feet from the Lighthouse Charter School in Gary. The bodies of the two men aboard were retrieved from the scene of the crash around 5:35 p.m.
No one reported a distress signal. A witness in Gary heard the plane’s engine “sputter” before the plane crashed. Many of the 650 students of West Gary Lighthouse Charter School heard the plane come down.
Cracks have been found on Airbus A380 wings by Singapore Airlines and Qantas.
The cracks occurred on the wing ribs of their Airbus A380s. Qantas discovered the problem while repairing a Royce Trent 900 engines blowout in 2010.
Airbus says they know the origin and have developed an inspection and repair procedure for scheduled four-year maintenance checks.
The problem has been found on at least five planes.
The Australian Licensed Aircraft Engineers Association says Airbus A380s should be grounded, that flying with them is gambling with people’s lives, that it is risky to wait for a 4 year maintenance check. Airbus counters that the cracks are “on non-critical wing attachments” and pose no threat.
What: Cayman Airways Boeing 737-300
Where: Owen Roberts International Airport
When: Jan 5 2011
Who: Not Available
Why: Thirty minutes from landing, the cabin developed a burning smell, later attributed to a faulty ventilation fan. The pilot made an early descent, and landed safely.
An Allegiant Air plane made an emergency landing at Kingman Airport in Mohave County, Arizona, on September 22.
Authorities said the flight, heading from Shreveport, Louisiana, to Las Vegas, Nevada, had to be diverted due to a medical emergency. It is believed that a female passengers started experiencing heart issues mid-air.
The plane, carrying 140 passengers, landed uneventfully.
The patient was taken off the plane and the flight resumed shortly afterwards.
Lufthansa flight LH-319 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Munich, Germany, on June 25th.
The plane heading from Florence, Italy, to Frankfurt, Germany, was diverted due to a cracked windshield.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.