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Contact photographer Mirko Krogmann
What: A Transaero Airlines Boeing 737-300 en route from Atyrau to Almaty
Where: Kzyl-Orda
When: Dec 8th 2009
Who: 81 passengers and 9 crew
Why: While en route, the crew detected a faulty fuel flow sensor and diverted to Kzyl-Orda for repairs, after which passengers resumed the flight on the same plane.
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Contact Photographer Kyle Donagher
What: Scandinavian Airlines Airbus A330-300 en route from Newark to Copenhagen (Denmark), diverted to Bangor Maine
Where: Bangor Maine
When: Jun 27th 2009
Why: Less than an hour after takeoff, the Scandinavian Airbus filled with smoke and the crew was forced to request an emergency landing. The flight landed safely in Maine. No cause could be determined for the smoke, and three hours later, while in preparation for the rescheduled flight, the smoke reappeared, and the plane was grounded again.
update:After getting input from a passenger, we would like to note the following: “The cabin DID NOT fill with smoke… a circuit breaker blew out on one of the air circulation systems and it smelled like something might be burning.
Many thanks to shartkopf for the valuable input. Read the comments below for the full story.
Gol Transportes Aereos flight G3-1025 made an emergency landing at Galeao International Airport in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on January 15th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane heading from Rio de Janeiro Airport RJ Santos Dumont to Congonhas-Sao Paulo Airport, Brazil, was diverted after the crew needed to shut down one of the engines.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained safe.
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Contact photographer Terry Wade
What: Frontier Airlines Airbus A319-100 en route from San Francisco to Denver
Where: Denver
When: Mar 4th 2010
Who: not available
Why: While on approach to Denver, the airbus encountered a flock of birds, and multiple bird strikes ensued. The plane made a safe landing.
The cockpit glass sustained damage.
Air New Zealand flight NZ-296 had to return and make an emergency landing in Auckland, New Zealand, on August 20th.
The Boeing 777-200 plane took off for Apia, Samoa, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew suspected a hydraulic leak.
The plane landed uneventfully. All 293 people aboard remained safe.
Pakistan International Airlines flight PK-731 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on October 10th.
The Boeing 777-300 plane heading from Karachi, Pakistan, to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, was diverted due to a broken tap in the forward lavatory.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
What: 32 year old Tentara Nasional Indonesia-AU (Air Force) Fokker 27 registration A-2703
Where: Bandung-Husein Sastranegara International Airport, Western Indonesia
When: 06 APR 2009 1 p.m. Monday local time
Who: Six crew members, one trainer and 17 military skydiving students. All 24 people on board died.
Why: While landing during a regular training flight, the plane crashed and burst into flames at 1:05 pm (0605 GMT) in Bandung, 110 kilometres (74 miles) southeast of Jakarta. No one on the ground was injured. The weather is said to have been wet; and the plane is said to have been undermaintained due to funding problems. The plane is said to have been shaking–possibly encountering a 20-knot crosswind at the time of the accident– before it crashed in an air craft hanger and burst into flames.
