VivaColombia flight 5Z-355 had to return and make a safe emergency landing at Miami International Airport, Miami, Florida, on July 13th.
The Airbus A320-200 flying to Bogota, Colombia was mid-air when the crew reported fire indication on its right hand engine.
The plane landed successfully.
All 121 passengers and 5 crew members onboard remained unharmed.
Delta Airlines flight DL-42 rejected takeoff at John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York, on November 2.
The Boeing 767-300, en-route to Brussels, Belgium, had to abort taking off due to maintenance issue with its engine.
The plane returned to the terminal uneventfully.
No injuries were reported.
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What: Air France Airbus A340-300 en route from Paris to Bogota
Where: Paris
When: Sep 1 2010
Why: After flying about an hour out of Paris, the plane developed an unspecified technical malfunction and had to return to Charles de Gaulle airport where it made a safe landing. Passengers were routed to an alternative flight the next day, (inconveniencing also the return passengers in Bogota.)
A Boeing 757 cargo jet, flying for a DHL contractor, Air Transport, had to return and make an emergency landing at Portland International Airport, Oregon, on January 7.
The plane took off for Boeing Field, Seattle, shortly after 6:30 p.m. but had to turn back after atleast 5 northern pintail ducks hit it and caused engine troubles.
The plane landed uneventfully and no one aboard was injured. Authorities said 5 duck were found during cleaning.
A Piper Cherokee 180 aircraft crashed into Mar Mak Colony Club mobile home park in Lake Worth, Florida, on October 13.
Authorities said the plane went down while it was en-route from Orlando to Lantana, Florida.
Two people were killed in the crash, including the pilot and a person in the mobile home.
The NTSB is investigating the cause of crash.
Wizz Air flight W6-4551 had to reject takeoff at Burgas Airport, Burgas, Bulgaria, on September 16th.
The Airbus A320-200 was accelerating the takeoff for London, England, when the crew reported a bird strike.
The plane returned to the apron.
All passengers were accommodated in a replacement plane.
All Nippon Airways flight NH-816 had to return and make an emergency landing in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on February 22nd.
The Boeing 787-800 took off for Tokyo Narita Airport, Japan, but had to return shortly afterwards due to an indication that the temperature of exhaust gas from its right hand engine was very high.
The plane landed uneventfully. There were 203 passengers and 11 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.
