| DATE/SITE |
AIRCRAFT & REGN |
CIRCUMSTANCES |
DEATH & INJURY |
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at http://www.iasa.com.au/160804.htm |
| 25 July Malaga Spain Bound for Asturias |
757 of Iberia |
Humanitarian captain returned to Malaga after 20 mins due to the failure of heating in a pressurized cargo hold. |
Nil |
To save the life of a dog in the unheated hold (otherwise ? -35� C). Dog boarded. Plaudits to the captain. |
| 4 Aug 1205Z Big Rapids, Mich |
Caravan C208 Reg: N1037N |
Cargo door warning came on at 7000ft, a/c returned and found damage. |
Nil |
Left horizontal stabilizer leading edge stove in. |
| 5 Aug 1648L Rio Negro Venez |
CASA 212A of Armada de Venez |
On landing , overran, crossed a road, a fence and ditch and subsided in a field. |
Nil |
Stormy weather (at San Carlos de Rio Negro airport). Reg: ARBV-0206 |
| 6 Aug 1243L New Delhi |
A320 of Indian Airlines |
Emergency landing back at Indira Ghandi Airport (reported a cargo fire). |
Nil /82 o/b |
Delhi-Bhubneshwar sector. Alarm was false. |
| 7 Aug pm hrs Viru Viru Puerto Rico (VVI Intl A/P) |
767-300ER of LAB Bolivia (Lease Pegasus) |
On finals for VVI from Miami a large crack- crease (circumferential) appeared aft of cockpit (see imagery). |
|
Buckle had origins in unrepaired fwd fuselage cracks & some nose-gear first landings at VVI (Airframe No. CP2426 or CP2425). |
| 7 Aug am hrs Manchester, UK |
A321 of MyTravel |
Ibiza-Manchester flight lost nose wheel steering and had to be towed from runway to ramp. |
Nil / 227 o/b |
Lost a hydraulic system 40nms out on approach - nose gear remained self-centering. |
| 7 Aug 1657Z Graz A/P, Austria |
RJ-85 of Lufthansa Reg: D-AVRO |
LH5386 lost flight-controls (jammed) & followed SOP break-out procedure enabling the captain's controls (only). |
Nil / 58 pax + 4 crew |
http://www.caa.co.uk/docs /33/FACTOR200308.PDF (Repeat of similar incident to same a/c 3 years earlier - in the UK) |
| 7 Aug 1845Z Kujjuaq Quebec |
727-100 of First Air |
FAB864 stopped on the taxiway and evac'd pax after advising smoke in cabin. |
Nil |
No further details. |
| 8 Aug Mae Hong Son |
ATR-72 of Thai Airways |
TG198 deptd r/way side on landing, nose-wheel collapsed & pax evac'd. |
Nil / 28 +4 |
Thailand, near Burmese border (650km north of Bangkok). |
| 8 Aug Eindhoven, Holland |
A300 of FlyAir TC-FLF |
A/c right main gear deptd the taxiway whilst taxiing in and a/c was bogged. |
Nil |
Flying ops for Sultan Air (cutting corners can put you out to grass). |
| 8 Aug 0222Z 30 W of Cymon, Can. |
767-333 of Delta |
DAL32 advised an abnormal situation and reqstd a diversion to JFK. |
Nil |
Reg: N1611B. Problem was electrical. |
| 8 Aug 1115L Zurich, Switzerland |
DC-10-30 of JAT |
Damaged getting underway after push-back and hitting the towbar. |
Nil |
YU-AMB taken out of service for repairs. |
| 9 Aug 1650Z Goose Bay, Labrador |
767-209 of Delta |
DAL149 divtd into Goose with fumes in the cabin fm pt 65nm east of Goose. |
Nil/197 o/b |
Reg: N199DN enrt Rome to New York, landed Goose Bay 1708Z |
| 9 Aug Kansai Intl., Japan |
777-200 of NWA |
Enroute Osaka to Taipei, pilot forced to return after shutting down an engine. |
Nil |
Flt: NW069. No further details. |
| 09 Aug 0320Z Las Vegas, Nev. |
Citation 501 Reg: N110JA |
Aborted t/off after right main tire blew and fire started in right wheel. |
Nil / 9 o/b |
Fire was quickly extinguished (was headed to Sacramento, Calif.) |
| 10 Aug 2227Z Grand Canyon, Ariz. |
DHC-6 of Scenic Airlines |
SCE47 hit n/wheel first, spun around, hit sign and came to rest on the infield. |
Nil / 18pax+1 crew |
Applause was muted - but aftermath was scenic and tourist cameras abounded. |
| 10 Aug 1500L Melbourne, Australia |
717 of JetStar |
Took a bird on take-off for Hobart and returned following #1 engine surging. |
Nil / 55 pax |
Operational hazard. Engine change required due to compressor damage. |
| 10 Aug 1120L Frankfurt, Germany |
RJ-100 of Swiss HB-IXU |
Explosion in #2 eng of KX-725 at FL290 took out #1 as well (shrapnel). |
Nil / 51 + 5 crew |
Fire-warning #1 followed the #2 failure (after 5 secs of #2 vibration). |
| 10 Aug Brussels, Belgium |
Avro RJ85 of SN Brussels |
Flt 2909 returned after a pax's cat escaped, entered c'pit following food delivery and clawed F/O. |
1 inj / 62 o/b |
Captain survived and was able to conduct a cat- free approach. |
| 11 Aug Osaka, Japan |
777-300 of JAL Flt: 1720 |
Divtd in after lightning strike at 12Kft caused a 24" crack in a cockpit windo. |
Nil / 214 o/b |
Enroute Fukuoka to Haneda (Tokyo). |
| 11 Aug 1942L Iwo Jima, Japan |
S3B Viking of VS35 |
Carrier-launched Viking struck 2520ft volcanic pinnacle on 2.4sq mile island. |
4 fatal / 4 o/b |
Launched fm USS Stennis & struck Kita Iwo Jima (45nm N of Iwo Jima). |
| 11 Aug Freetown Sierra Leone |
737-2R6B of Air Guinea |
3X-GCB took off in rain & ditched off the r'way end Lungi A/P - in a swamp. |
Minor inj / 126 o/b |
Enrt Banjul Yundum Gambia. Engine broke loose after wingtip hit runway. |
| 11 Aug 0142L Anchorage, Alaska |
747-400 of KAL |
Seoul - JFK flt diverted after receiving an inflight bomb threat. |
Nil |
Hoax for Flt KE001 |
| 12 Aug 2155Z Houston, Texas Bush Intercontinental |
777-200 of BA Flt BA2024 |
Gatwick bound G-VIID ret'd with a left eng fire (trailing thick smoke) and reported smoke in the cockpit. |
Nil / 133 o/b |
Turned about after 15 mins outbound & landed 15L after 30mins. GE-90 fire was then extinguished by ARFF. |
| 13 August 1250L Cincinnati Nth, Ky. |
CV580 of Air Tahoma (DHL subcharter) |
NV586P crashed on appch on a golf course after reporting eng trouble. |
1 fatal / 1 serious |
Flt 185 arriving from Memphis & trying for runway 36R. |
| 1 Air carrier accidents or other incidents involving serious failures or fatal injuries. 2 DISCLAIMER: These assessments are not intended to assert probable cause or liability, but rather are intended to provide insight pending publication of a final report of investigation. Preliminary analysis by John Sampson - International Aviation Safety Association (IASA). |
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