Yakutia Airlines flight R3-402 made an emergency landing in Yakutsk, Russia, on December 5th.
The plane was flying from Chersky, Russia, when the crew decided to shut down one of the engines due to an indication of dropping oil pressure.
The plane continued for a safe landing in Yakutsk.
All twenty-seven passengers and three crew members remained unharmed.
An Air India Boeing 777 en route from Newark to Mumbai had 292 passengers and 21 crew aboard when it took off at 4:36 in the afternoon. Witnesses saw flames shooting from the left engine when flight 144 took off.
Pilots reported problems with the left engine, and twenty-two minutes after taking off, returned to land in Newark.
The landing must have been pretty hard, because tires were blown. The airport’s New Jersey spokeswoman Erica Dumas described it as a “rough landing.” Also, the left engine problems were attributed to a bird strike.
Passengers disembarked and were provided hotel accommodations while they rebooked.
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Pictured: a US Airways Airbus A330-323X
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What: US Airways Airbus A330-300 en route from Philadelphia to Madrid
Where: Atlantic
When: Nov 17th 2009
Who: not available
Why: Over thirty minutes into the flight, the flight experienced computer problems and turned around to return to Philadelphia.
The flight landed safely with no further issues.
A King Air plane made an emergency landing at Chadron Municipal Airport, Nebraska, at around 8:10 p.m. on November 17.
The aircraft landed in a wheat field near Runway 29, after both its engines lost power.
No one was injured in the incident.
The NTSB and the FAA were informed.
Lufthansa flight LH-758 made an emergency landing in Munich, Germany, on March 6th.
The Airbus A340-300 plane en-route from Frankfurt, Germany, to Chennai, India, was diverted due to a cargo smoke indication.
The plane landed uneventfully. All 162 people aboard remained safe.
Condor Airlines flight DE-2199 made an emergency landing in Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, on November 28th.
The Boeing 767-300 plane was flying from Varadero, Cuba, to Frankfurt, Germany, when the crew declared an emergency due to electrical issues.
The plane landed safely. There were 275 people aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.
All Nippon Airways flight NH-763 had to return and make an emergency landing at Osaka International Airport, Japan, on November 20th.
The Boeing 787-800 plane took off for Okinawa, Japan, but had to return shortly afterwards after the crew received an indication of decreasing engine oil quantity.
The plane landed back uneventfully. There were 314 people aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
