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DATE/SITE
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AIRCRAFT & REGN
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CIRCUMSTANCES
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DEATH & INJURY
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| 23 May 1505L Minneapolis St Paul |
747-400 of NWA Flt: 19 |
Electrical power failed on take-off. Pilot aborted and returned to the gate. |
Nil |
Maint gave up trying to fix it after pax sat 4hrs without power or aircon. |
| 25 May Vancouver, Canada |
A321-211 of Air Canada C-GJWN |
ACA105 crew rec'd numerous smoke alarms but no smk - so cont'd to dest. |
Nil |
Lavatory. A smoke alarm replaced. |
| 29 May 2235Z Halifax Nova Scotia Canada |
BAe146-200 of Air Canada's Jazz Air |
#4 eng flamed out on left base turning final to r/way 33 at 180kts. Landed after completing recall items on final. |
Nil |
Overspeed protection system shorted internally at connector P52 & voltage leaked to fuel bypass/shutoff valve. |
| 30 May 1110Z Hamilton, Ontario |
MD-83 of JetsGo C-FKLZ |
JGO934 diverted in for an overweight landing with a pitch-trim problem. |
Nil |
Primary longitudinal trim system motor failure (CB had popped). |
| 31 May 2110Z Sudbury, Ontario |
Beech100 of Thunder Air |
Flt THU101 declared an emerg with smoke and diversion to nearby Wawa. |
Nil |
C-FASB crew then reptd a vent blower tripped breaker - & cont'd to Sudbury. |
| 01 June 2118Z Miami, Fla. |
A320-211 of Air Canada C-FKCR |
F/A found a paper on fire behind #1 galley and extinguished it with towels. |
Nil |
Alerted by smoke and burning paper smell. Oven checked out OK. |
| 01 June 0500Z Kigali Intl., Rwanda |
AN32 of Sun Air Charter 9XR-SN |
Diverted to Kigali after left gear failed to retract on t/off. Crashed & burnt. |
12 ser inj 12 o/b |
Benin to Goma in the Congo. Crash caused by hvy landing on dmgd gear. |
| 01 June 1150L Brescia, Italy |
737 of Astreus Reg: G-STRD |
Gear & tire damage after impact with a 21m high mast near r'way threshold. |
Nil |
ILS calibration van with tall antenna atop had been "misplaced" by ATC. |
| 01 June JFK New York |
MD-11 of Finnair |
Aircraft's port engine damaged by ground equipment at the gate. |
Nil |
AY-006 landed 13 hrs late in Helsinki. |
| 01 June 0800Z Las Vegas, Nev. |
Lear 35 of Sunwest C-GVVA |
Strong smell of smoke on descent and left nacelle heat CB found tripped. |
Nil |
Insulation around wing bleed air cross-tube in the cabin was later found burnt. |
| 03 June 04 Charlottetown, Calif. |
A319-114 of Air Canada C-FYJG |
Revt'd to raw data for 2nd ILS appch after twice experiencing "map-shift." |
Nil |
Problem with cockpit depiction of inst appch plate for ILS runway 03. |
| 03 June Florence, Italy |
BAe146-300 of Flightline |
G-BPNT hard ground contact during a missed approach/overshoot/go-round. |
Nil / crew only |
Severely damaged lower fuselage (on arr from Southend UK for a charter). |
| 04 June 1130L Dublin, Ireland |
A330 of Aer Lingus EI-JFK |
EI105 bound NY (JFK) returned following a fire warning on board. |
Nil |
No further details on this A330-301 incident. |
| 05 June 0001L Stansted, UK |
737 of EasyJet Reg: G-IGOZ |
Flt from Venice had nose-gear collapse on landing after a violent shimmy. |
Nil |
Failure of NLG upper torsion link attachment (TCAS antenna smashed). |
| 05 June 0650L Philadelphia, Pa. |
A320-214 of USA 3000 |
Landed with smoke in the cabin. |
Nil |
Supposedly an inflight diversion. Other sources claim fire "indication." |
| 05 June Naha A/P, Okinawa |
747 of JAL Flt: JL717 |
Sparking in cabin ceiling, smoke & smell caused an emergency diversion. |
Nil / 223 o/b |
Bangkok to Narita, Japan (diverted two hours into flight) -- due fluorescent light ballast? |
| 06 June Astana, Kazakhstan |
Fokker 50 of Air Astana |
Engine shutdown after a warning indication and a/c returned to land. |
Nil |
No further details. |
| 07 June 2222L Boston, Mass. |
DO328-300 of Delta N424FJ |
Fuel truck struck port wing whilst a/c parked & unmanned at Terminal C. |
Nil |
No further details. Minor damage. |
| 07 June early morn Sydney, Australia |
Dash 8 of QANTAS |
Newcastle NSW bound flight diverted after engine failed and fog rolled in. |
Nil / 31 pax |
Melbourne-Newcastle. |
| 07 June morning Seattle-Tacoma, Wash. |
737-900 of Alaskan |
Returned Seattle after an hour outbound -- with smoke in the cockpit. |
Nil / 165 pax |
Flight 8 bound for Newark, N.J. |
| 08 June Libreville, Gabon |
HS748 of Gabon Express TR-LFW |
Ditched at sea & sank during turnback attempt after exp a propeller problem. |
19 fatal / 29 o/b |
10 rescued with varying degrees of injury (Libreville to Franceville). |
| 08 June 0945L Hong Kong, China |
747-400 of Cathay |
Ret'd 75 mins after t/off following fuel dump (eng surged just after airborne). |
Nil / 331 pax |
Flt CX251. Arrived Heathrow 3hrs 15mins late. |
| 08 June 0857L Manchester, UK |
777-200 of PIA |
U/carriage "burst into flames" after pulling up at Terminal 2. |
Nil |
U/carriage of a 2nd PIA 777 caught fire later at 1113L at the same terminal. A 3rd PIA 777 was involved in a similar fire last month. UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch is looking into all three. |
| 08 June Cotonou, Benin |
F28 of Air Ivoire |
Blew tires on landing and could not be moved off the runway. |
1 inj |
Cotonou A/P closed 24 hours because of nil capacity to move or repair a/c. |
| 08 June Billings, Mont. |
DC-10 of NWA Flt: 923 |
Diverted Billings Logan with smoke in the cargo hold. |
Nil / 294 o/b |
Minneapolis St Paul to Honolulu --KULR8 TV reported "wiring smoking." |
| 09 June 1240L Hamburg, Germany |
Dash 8 of SAS |
Engine shut down after indications of fire & Flight SK606 diverted Hamburg. |
Nil / 50 pax |
Zurich - Stockholm (OY-KCG evac'd on runway). |
| 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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