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DATE/SITE	AIRCRAFT & REGN	CIRCUMSTANCES	DEATH & INJURY	PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS2 Imagery at http://www.iasa.com.au/171103.htm
10 Oct. LAX A/P	A320-211 of Air Canada Flt: 790	Cabin entertainment system produced smoke & fumes at the gate before dep.	Nil	CB pulled and VSCU replaced before departure to Toronto.
01 Nov. 2245Z Toronto Ontario	CL600-2B19(RJ) of Air Canada	ACA508 decl emerg for hydraulic system fluctuating 0 to 2400psi.	Nil	#2 engine driven hydraulic pump changed on C-FWJS.
01 Nov 2030Z Vancouver BC	BAe146-200 of JazzAir JZA8504	Shut down an engine shortly after departing Vancouver and returned.	Nil	No fuel-dump capability (flew 30 mins to dump gas before landing @ 2100Z)
01 Nov. Regina Saskatchewan	BAe146-200 of Mesaba	Enrt Regina-Minneapolis (117nm SE) called for return due fumes in cockpit.	Nil / 66 o/b	AC oil contamination. MES3420 took off 1338Z and landed back at 1403Z.
04 Nov Ottawa Ontario	DHC-8-102 of JazzAir JZA8946	A/c aborted at 100kts when elevator wouldn't move (due ice in elev hinges).	Nil	C-GONJ de-iced on ground but spent 2 hrs in freezing drizzle prior to t/off.
04 Nov. Vancouver BC	747-400 of China Airlines CAL031	Aborted after multiple birdstrikes during departure roll on 26L.	Nil	#3 eng blown (4 blades, 6 guide-vanes), 2 sets brakes seized, 2 tires flat.
05 Nov. 1045L Naha, Japan	747 of JAL Flt: 933	JAL crew rec'd TCAS alert at 1500ft- spotted military a/c in close proximity.	Nil	Suspected to have been USN patrol plane on nocomms covert ops.
06 Nov 2230L Florianopolis Br	A320 of TAM Brazil PT-MZL	Departed runway side and stopped on grass with collapsed nosewheel.	Nil / 122 pax / 6 crew	Also damage to both engine nacelles.
06 Nov. 2238Z Vancouver BC bound Calgary	A330-343 of Air Canada C-GHKX	Pilot returned 26L after engine "smoke" observed on t/off & a fuel qty loss of >3,000 lb after t/off noted.	Nil / 92 pax	3700kg fuel loss. Reportedly a #2 eng LP fuel line break/separation after a repair the day before. Towed in.
07 Nov. Tenerife (TFS)	757 of air2000	Returned Rena Sofia A/P shortly after take-off with rear galley smoke emerg.	Nil	Jetset 287 recovered long way round to runway 08.
07 Nov. 2145L Sao Paolo Int'l, Brazil	767-300 of American	Taxied off the taxiway enroute to gate H00, left main gear got bogged and a/c stopped just short of a deep ditch.	Nil	Raining heavily.
07 Nov. Rothera, Antarctic	Twin Otter of Brit Ant Survey	A/c inverted on landing in strong gusty winds and was seriously damaged.	Nil	Reg'd in Falklands. British Antarctic Survey retains 3 other Twin Otters.
08 Nov. 1430L Haneda A/P Japan	767 of Skymark	Fukuoka bound a/c at FL230 had a noisy compressor surge & returned.	Nil / 216 o/b	Left engine noisy protest and engine instruments dictated a prudent return.
10 Nov. Nashville, Tennessee	Falcon200 N500RR	Hit wingtip of parked Lear 31A N64NB while taxiing.	Nil	Wingtips of both a/c damaged.
10 Nov. 1835L Denver, Colo.	Raytheon 1900D Great Lakes Avn.	N254GL struck another company 1900D (N211GL parked) while taxiing.	Nil	wingtips of both a/c damaged.
10 Nov. 0218L Sacramento, Calif.	C208 Caravan of FedEx	N972FE struck 3 geese at 5 miles on final approach	1 inj (minor)	Freighter operating as PAC Valley 7650.
10 Nov. Oslo, Norway	A320 of BA Flight: 761	Two pilots and head of cabin crew arrested by Norwegian Police after failing breathalyzer testing.	Nil / 55 pax	Norwegian blood-test limit is 20 mgs/100mls (same as their .02 driving limit). 5th BA incident in 6 years.
10 Nov. 0420L Mumbai, India	Two undisclosed "foreign airliners"	ATCO at Mumbai Airport relieved of duty after two "foreign a/c" involved in a close airmiss 300nms fm Mumbai.	Nil	One a/c Male-Dubai, other Nairobi to Mumbai were assigned (and achieved) conflicting altitudes.
11 Nov. 1340L Wheeling, Illinois	Citation 560 of WestCoast Charter	N789CN overran on take-off runway 34 into the grassed stopway by 150 ft.	Nil / 5 o/b	Pilot experienced control problems and rejected t/off. Serious damage.
11 Nov. 1540L Grand Forks, N.D.	RJ-85 of Mesaba Flt: 3533	Emerg declared for a no-flap landing on 7350ft long runway at GFK.	Nil / 67pax & 4crew	Fixed by CB reset .A/c originated in Twin Cities (Minneapolis-St Paul Int'l).
11 Nov. 2113L Las Vegas Int'l., Nev.	747 of BA Flt: BA268	A/c ex LAX landed LAS (McCarran Intl A/P) with smoke in cockpit.	Nil / 251 pax & 15 crew	Later also diverted into JFK (while enroute to Heathrow).
11 Nov. 0643L Belleville, Illinois	Lear 24 of Multi-Aero Inc	A/c crashed/burnt in field 4nm SE of airport (flock birdstrike on rotate).	4 inj / 4 (3 minor)	Plt serious (rt eng strk during St Louis Downtown-North Platte Nebraska flt).
11 Nov. 0800L Texarkana Regnl	Gulfstream GIV of Toyota	Declared a cabin smoke emergency at 40,000ft and diverted Texarkana A/P.	Nil	Enrt Cincinnati (floor panel found singed by arced wiring beneath it).
12 Nov. Charlotte, N.C.	757 of Delta	A/c carried out unsked landing at Douglas Intl A/P with hyd leak.	Nil / 128 o/b	Atlanta-Baltimore flight towed to gate.
12 Nov. 1220L Albury NSW Aust	B200 Super Kingair VH-ITA	Landed after smoke filled the aircraft (aircon pack fan-motor seizure).	Nil / 6 o/b	Ex Canberra - visit by Vietnam Air Authority Civil Aviation staff.
1 Air carrier accidents, or other incidents involving serious failures or fatal injuries. 2 DISCLAIMER: The information is preliminary, possibly incomplete, and may be supplemented by new findings of fact as the inquiry progresses. These assessments, based on a reading of initial reports, are not intended to assert probable cause or liability, but rather are intended to provide insight pending publication of a final report of investigation. 3A/P=Airport. Preliminary analysis by John Sampson, director of aircraft, engineering & technical operations, International Aviation Safety Association (IASA).

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