gkirk wrote:If you think this isn't worthwhile, then feel free to delete the thread
Queso wrote:gkirk wrote:If you think this isn't worthwhile, then feel free to delete the thread
I think it's a good idea, thanks for starting the thread!
cornish wrote:Given accidents and incidents are one of the only aspects of civil aviation that many people tend to want to discuss in much detail around here its a great idea.
JLAmber wrote: I think this more of a minor incidents thread, sort of drop the dead donkey style
cornish wrote:The women next to me on my Croatia Airlines flight from Zagreb on friday had a seat-back tray/table that was broken. Does that count?
cornish wrote:The women next to me on my Croatia Airlines flight from Zagreb on friday had a seat-back tray/table that was broken. Does that count?
A Gulf Air Embraer ERJ-170, flight GF-546 from Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates) to Bahrain (Bahrain) with 39 passengers, was enroute when crew got increasingly suspicious over the behaviour of a male passenger, who appeared to be drunk and acted hysterically, and decided to request police meet the aircraft upon landing.
An Air Canada Jazz de Havilland Dash 8-300, registration C-GLTA performing flight QK-8279 from Prince Rupert,BC to Vancouver,BC (Canada) with 41 people on board, was enroute when the crew advised the gear doors kept cycling and the anti skid caution light was on.
A Canjet Boeing 737-800, registration C-FXGG performing flight C6-888 from Vancouver,BC to Edmonton,AB (Canada) with 94 people on board, had departed Vancouver's runway 26L and was already enroute about 200nm southwest of Edmonton when the crew advised they may have blown a tyre and requested emergency services to stand by for the arrival.
A Jetblue Airbus A320-200, registration N565JB performing flight B6-1784 from Bogota (Colombia) to Orlando,FL (USA), could not retract the landing gear after departure and returned to Bogota for a safe landing.
An American Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-83, flight AA-1983 from Dallas Ft. Worth,TX to Ontario,CA (USA) with 133 passengers and 5 crew, was climbing out of Ft. Worth's runway 18R when the crew declared emergency reporting an engine failure.
A Delta Airlines Boeing 737-800, registration N385DN performing flight DL-1002 (scheduled dep Jul 25th, actual dep Jul 26th) from Salt Lake City,UT to New York JFK,NY (USA) with 159 passengers, was enroute at FL350 about 80nm westsouthwest of Omaha,NE when the crew reported smell of smoke in the cabin and decided to divert to Omaha, where the aircraft landed safely about 17 minutes later.
A LAN Argentina Airbus A320-200, registration LV-CKV performing flight 4M-4052 from Buenos Aires Newbery,BA to Esquel,CB (Argentina) with 155 passengers, landed on Esquel's runway 23 however overran the end of the runway by about 3 meters (10 feet) with the nose gear coming to a stop on soft ground at about 11:40L (14:40Z). The airplane subsequently turned around by 180 degrees and taxied to the gate where the passengers disembarked normally. No injuries occurred.
A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-300, flight WN-694 from Columbus,OH to Las Vegas,NV (USA) with 138 people on board, was enroute at FL380 about 60nm east of Kansas City,MO when the crew reported smoke in the cockpit and decided to divert to Kansas City.
An Expressjet Embraer ERJ-145 on behalf of United Airlines, registration N14902 performing flight XE-5877 from Chicago O'Hare,IL to Lincoln,NE (USA), struck a bird while landing in Lincoln. The aircraft rolled out safely.
An Emirates Airbus A330-200, registration A6-EKX performing flight EK-507 from Mumbai (India) to Dubai (United Arab Emirates) with 202 people on board, was in the initial climb out of Mumbai when the crew reported an engine (Trent 700) failure, secured the engine and decided to return to Mumbai.
A Delta Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-88, registration N970DL performing flight DL-738 from Atlanta,GA to Hartford,CT (USA), rejected takeoff from Atlanta at high speed after the left hand engine (JT8D) emitted a loud bang and the crew received an engine fire indication. The airplane slowed safely, responding fire fighters foamed the left hand engine. The aircraft was subsequently towed to the apron.
Lucas wrote:That MD-88 event would have been fun!
An Air Canada Embraer ERJ-190, registration C-FHNP performing flight AC-1138 from Edmonton,AB to Montreal,QC (Canada) with 82 people on board, was on approach to Montreal at 6500 feet MSL when the aircraft encountered wake turbulence from an Airbus A320-200 operating flight AC-182 about 6nm ahead. The crew continued for a safe landing about 15 minutes later.
An Asiana Cargo Boeing 747-400, registration HL7604 performing flight OZ-991 from Seoul (South Korea) to Shanghai (China) with 2 crew, was enroute near Jeju Island (about 250nm south of Seoul) when the crew reported the cargo in the hold had caught fire and they needed to divert to Jeju Airport, then the aircraft disappeared from radar. Parts of a wing and other debris were located 130km/70nm west of Jeju. Both crew were killed.
An Etihad Boeing 777-300, registration A6-ETD performing flight EY-428 from Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates) to Manila (Philippines), was enroute about 2 hours into the flight when the crew decided to return to Abu Dhabi due to problems with an engine (GE90). The aircraft landed safely back on Abu Dhabi's runway 31R about 5 hours after departure.
An American Eagle Avion de Transport Regional ATR-72, flight MQ-4777 from Dallas Ft. Worth,TX to Longview,TX (USA) with 47 passengers, was on approach to Longview when the crew reported smoke in the cabin. The crew continued for a safe landing, vacated the runway and evacuated the aircraft via the air stairs at the rear doors. No injuries occurred.
An Aerosvit Boeing 737-300, registration UR-VVR performing flight VV-249 from Donetsk (Ukraine) to Tel Aviv (Israel) with 80 passengers and 5 crew, was enroute near Simferopol (Ukraine) when the crew decided to divert to Simferopol due to a generator failure. The aircraft landed safely in Simferopol.
An Air Canada Boeing 777-200, registration C-FIUA performing flight AC-34 from Sydney,NS (Australia) to Vancouver,BC (Canada) with 266 passengers and 18 crew, was enroute at FL310 about 140nm eastnortheast of Sydney about 30 minutes into the flight when the crew reported smoke in the cabin and decided to return to Sydney. The aircraft dumped fuel and landed safely on Sydney's runway 34L about 80 minutes after departure.
An American Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-83, flight AA-581 from Saint Louis,MO to Los Angeles,CA (USA) with 145 people on board, was enroute at FL320 about 90nm southsoutheast of Kansas City,MO when the crew reported electrical problems and decided to divert to Kansas City for a safe landing about 25 minutes later.
An Estonian Air Boeing 737-500, registration ES-ABL performing flight OV-726 from Vilnius (Lithuania) to Stockholm (Sweden), had just reached FL360 after departure from Vilnius when the right hand engine (CFM56) lost power and needed to be shut down. The aircraft returned to Vilnius for a safe landing on runway 20 about 20 minutes later.
A SAS Scandinavian Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-82, registration LN-RLE performing flight SK-7720 from Kos (Greece) to Copenhagen (Denmark) with 133 passengers, was enroute near Sofia (Bulgaria) when the crew reported an engine (JT8D) fire indication. The crew diverted to Sofia for a safe landing.
Delta B738 near Salt Lake City on Aug 1st 2011, toilet didn't smell like roses
A Delta Airlines Boeing 737-800, registration N3750D performing flight DL-821 from Minneapolis,MN to Los Angeles,CA (USA), was enroute at FL360 about 140nm eastsoutheast of Salt Lake City,UT when the crew decided to divert to Salt Lake City to have a smelly toilet repaired. The airplane landed safely in Salt Lake City about 25 minutes later.
The aircraft continued the flight to Los Angeles after about 80 minutes on the ground in Salt Lake City and reached Los Angeles with a delay of 3 hours.
The aircraft was carrying Guns N Roses former guitarist Slash who twittered not too excited: "Gotta love Delta". Other passengers commented the toilet stank and was blocked off by cabin crew.
Incident: Air Canada A333 at Toronto on Aug 4th 2011, taxiway excursion
By Simon Hradecky, created Friday, Aug 5th 2011 08:05Z, last updated Friday, Aug 5th 2011 09:12Z
An Air Canada Airbus A330-300, registration C-GHLM performing flight AC-876 from Toronto,ON (Canada) to Frankfurt/Main (Germany) with 265 passengers, was cleared for takeoff from runway 06R at 22:35L (02:35Z Aug 5th) while taxiing along taxiway D ahead of runway 06L just crossing the hold short line before runway 06L (labelled "CAT II HOLD" at the chart below) when the left main gear left paved surface disabling the aircraft on the taxiway already penetrating the protected runway 06L area.
ShanwickOceanic wrote:What's that draining out beside the firemen?
miamiair wrote:Water from a drain mast.