UTAir flight UT-447 had to return and make an emergency landing at Vnukovo International Airport, Russia, on December 23rd.
The Boeing 737-500 plane took off for Makhachkala, Russia, but had to turn back due to suspicion of fuel leak.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Pictured: A Cayman Airways Boeing 737-36E
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Contact photographer Gabriel Widyna
What: Cayman Airways Boeing 737-300 en route from Miami, Florida
Where: Owen Roberts International Airport
When: Saturday 14th November, 2009
Who:
Why: The plane made an emergency landing at Owen Roberts International Airport just before noon Saturday due to a cracked windshield.
CAL denies this was an emergency.
Update
Incorrect “emergency” status was released by Cuban air authorities after they had approved the flight’s precautionary descent over its airspace. The plane flew at a lower altitude because of the cracked windshield, and landed safely.
I-Fly flight I4-9132 made an emergency landing in Moscow, Russia, on July 3rd.
The Airbus A330-300 plane flying from Dalaman, Turkey, was on approach to Moscow when the crew reported a hydraulic failure.
The plane landed safely and was towed to the apron.
All three hundred and thirty-five passengers and thirteen crew members remained unharmed.
American Airlines flight 5473 made an emergency landing in Little Rock, Arkansas, on September 25th.
The plane heading from Dayton, Ohio, to Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, Texas, was diverted due to mechanical issues.
The plane landed safely. Everyone aboard remained unharmed.
Malaysia Airlines flight MH-134 had to return and make an emergency landing in Brisbane, Australia, on July 18th.
The Airbus A330-300 plane took off for Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, but had to turn back due to a technical issue.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
No one doubts the Boeing Dreamliner problems need to be solved.
Whether it is lithium-ion batteries thermal runaway or the entire system dealing with those batteries, a solution must be found.
Will the battery be changed? Will the system be changed? It remains to be seen. Grounding the fleet has been expensive, but less expensive than the cost of human lives should they fail again.
Have these volatile batteries actually been controlled? Were the batteries in question flawed, or overcharged? When we hear that ten batteries were replaced for low charges, is it possible that the low charges were the correct standard?
Has anyone asked if someone tampered with the affected batteries to raise the charge?
Boeing has asked for the FAA to conduct test flights.
Beginning test flights before the battery type has been replaced or the system replaced may be precipitous. Is adapting the system going to prevent future problems?
Japan has released a report:
Condor flight DE-1707 had to return and make an emergency landing in Burgas, Bulgaria, on June 30th.
The Airbus A321-200 plane took off for Leipzig, Germany, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a bird strike.
The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
