TUI fly flight X3-2132 made an emergency landing in Stuttgart, Germany, on August 7th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane heading from EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg, France, to Palma de Mallorca Airport, Spain, was diverted due to a hydraulic failure.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
What: Delta Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-88en route from Atlanta,GA to Little Rock, AR
Where: Little Rock
When: Jan 19, 2011
Who: 78 people on board,
Why: On approach to Little Rock, the plane suffered an unsafe gear indication due to a hydraulics problem, and performed a go round for visual confirmation.
The approach was aborted until the gear could be manually extended. Then the plane landed safely with emergency services on standby. No injuries were reported and passengers left the plane singing the captain’s praises.
LATAM flight LA-705 made a safe emergency landing at Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Madrid, Spain, on June 29th.
The Boeing 787-800, flying from Frankfurt Airport, Germany, was about to land when the crew noticed fumes in its cabin.
The plane landed safely.
No injuries were reported.
American Airlines flight 3358 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport, Little Rock, Arkansas, on March 30th.
The aircraft was heading from Dallas, Texas to Memphis, Tennessee, when it encountered bad weather, resulting in extreme turbulence inside the plane, prompting it to divert.
The plane landed uneventfully.
Two flight attendants received minor injuries while the passengers remained unharmed.
The passengers were accommodated in a replacement plane.
Frontier Airlines flight F9-195 made an emergency landing in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on June 24th.
The Airbus A319-100 plane heading from Austin, Texas, to Denver, Colorado, was diverted after smell of smoke was noticed on board.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Air Berlin flight AB-7416 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Daytona Beach, Florida, on February 25th.
The Airbus A330-200 plane heading from Dusseldorf, Germany, to Cancun, Mexico, was diverted after smoke was noticed in the cockpit.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
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Update
Aircraft mechanic Edwin David Hernandez came home today for the last time. He was one of the casualties of Ecuador, leaving behind his wife, Dilma, and two children. Hernandez was one of three crash victims retrieved by members of the Civil defense and the Red Cross of Ecuador. One of the plane’s black boxes was also found.
The two Venezuelan victims were identified as Pedro Menderi (pilot) and Gerald Rangel (copilot).
Licensing is still under investigation. There appear to be irregularities regarding the plane’s registration, as well as 39 licenses for technicians, pilots and Venezuelan and Peruvian air hostesses. The maintenance plan must be supervised by the supervising body of the country of origin of the airplane’s owner.
Masry & Vititoe has been retained on behalf of family members.
What: Conviasa Boeing 737-291 advanced (reg. YV-102T) en route from (Simón BolÃvar International Airport,) Maiquetia, Venezuela to Latacunga, Ecuador
Where: Illiniza Volcano elevation approx. 17000 feet) Toacaso, Ecuador
When: August 30, 2008
Who: 3 crew members, no survivors
Why: The plane was being delivered to a new owner after being in storage. The flight crew lost lost radio and radar contact with Ecuadorian air control at 02:56Z on beginning descent to Latacunga. The wreckage location (near the LOTOA waypoint (LOTOA at 0° 46′ 23S 78° 52′ 20W) at an altitude of approximately 4000 meters )suggests the airplane flew into the side of the Iliniza Volcano and was completely destroyed on impact. The wreckage was spread 400 meters.
Hondorus states attorney opened an investigation against “Atlantic Airlines de Honduras.” It has yet to be established, whether the airplane was operating under a Honduran license and if all requirements for legal use were met.
Atlantic Airlines had operated the airplane until March 31st 2007.
As of Sept 3rd, both flight recorders (flight data and cockpit voice recorder) have been recovered and will be sent to the USA for analysis
