United Airlines flight UA-1640 made an emergency landing in Denver, Colorado, on September 18th.
The Boeing 757-200 plane heading from Los Angeles, California, to Newark, New Jersey, was diverted after an odor was noticed on board.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
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What: Qantas Boeing 747-400 en route Sydney to Singapore
Where: Sydney
When: Mar 30th 2010
Who: 414 aboard
Why: While en route, a right engine experienced an engine surge. That engine had to be shut down. The crew had to dump fuel and return to Sydney where they made a safe landing about an hour after departure. Passengers were provided a replacement plane.
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What: Delta Airlines Boeing 767-400 en route from New York to Athens
Where: Manchester England
When: Midnight (E.T.)
Who: 231 passengers and 12 crew
Why: While en route over the Irish sea, smoke was detected in the cockpit. The crew diverted to Manchester where they made a safe landing.
Passengers were provided hotel rooms. They would have been able to leave earlier but for an ATC strike in France.http://avstop.com/news_sept_2010/air_traffic_control_strike_affecting_traffic_in_and_out_of_france.htm The passengers were scheduled to fly out Friday morning at 8:00 a.m.
A small plane crashed southeast of Vienna, Illinois, on December 31st.
The Piper PA28 plane was carrying four people when it went down in a wooded area.
All four people, including two adult men and two adult women, were killed in the crash. Their identities have not yet been released.
The cause of crash is being investigated.
Wings Air flight IW-1156 had to return and make an emergency landing in Palu, Indonesia, on January 14th.
The plane took off for Luwuk, Indonesia, but had to return shortly afterwards due to the failure of right hand engine.
The plane landed safely. All 64 people aboard remained unharmed.
Envoy flight MQ-3605 had to return and make a safe landing at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, Detroit, Michigan, on March 17.
The Canadian Regional Jet-700, heading from Detroit to Chicago, had to return shortly afterwards after a bird impacted its windshield.
The plane received minor damages.
All passengers onboard remained unhurt.
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What: Air Canada Jazz de Havilland Dash 8-300 en route from Calgary to Edmonton
Where: Calgary
When: Jan 23rd 2010
Who: 17 on board
Why: After takeoff, the oil pressure began to indicate instability. When oil pressure began dropping, the crew decided to return to Calgary where they made a safe landing over what ultimately was a loose cap requiring about six liters to be replaced.
Maintenance, maintenance, maintenance!
A deceptively. It’s rarely such simple carelessness– there might be a gasket somewhere needing replacement we never hear about.
Reminds me of that old homily, “For lack of a nail, the kingdom was lost.”
Fortunately, we didn’t lose the kingdom this time because someone did their job.
