An Aeroflot-Nord (Aeroflot’s regional airline) Boeing 737-505 (VP-BKO), flight 821 bound from Moscow to Perm (Russia) crashed as it was preparing to land early Sunday. According to news sources radio contact was lost during approach at 1,100 metres (3,600 feet). The wreckage was later found outside Perm, which is located near the Ural mountains. The plane burned on the ground for two hours before fire crews extinguished the blaze. All 88 people aboard have been killed.
AP is reporting that eyewitnesses described hearing an explosion and did see that the plane was on fire when it was “still in the air and it looked like a rocket and crashed near the building”.
Russian officials say passengers included nationals from Azerbaijan, Ukraine, France, Switzerland, Latvia, the United States, Germany, Turkey and Italy.
Date & Time: 09/11/2008 18:39 Location: Atlanta, GA Aircraft Type: McDonnell Douglas MD-88 Registration: N922DL Operator: Delta Air Lines Flight: 1738 Phase: Climb Damage: Unknown Injuries & Fatalities: None Description: Delta Airlines flight 1738, on climbout struck several birds damaging number one engine. The plane returned and landed without incident.
Source: FAA
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Spanair flight JK5022, a McDonnell Douglas MD-82 (EC-HFP) bound for Las Palmas (Gran Canaria), crashed today on takeoff from runway 36L at Madrid-Barajas Airport (MAD), Spain. It’s reported that the plane caught fire after overshooting the runway due to an engine failure during takeoff. Spanair reports that 164 passengers and 9 crew were on board. According to various media there are about 140 casualties.
Flight JK5022 was a codeshare flight with Lufthansa flight LH2554.
Date & Time: 08/09/2008 01:18 Location: Tampa, FL Aircraft Type: Boeing 737 Registration: Unknown Operator: Southwest Airlines Flight: SWA2305 Phase: Take-off Damage: Substantial Injuries & Fatalities: None Description: Southwest Airlines flight 2305, aborted takeoff when it struck a large bird and reported damage to the engine fan blades, taxied back to the gate and taken out of service
Source: FAA
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Date & Time: 08/07/2008 21:32 Location: Dallas Fort Worth, TX Aircraft Type: McDonnell Douglas MD-82 (DC-9-82) Registration: N557AN Operator: American Airlines Phase: Take-off Damage: Minor Injuries & Fatalities: None Description: On take-off the left main tire blew, ripping a 12 inch by 4 inch hole in the bottom of the left wing
Source: FAA
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On Tuesday American Airlines Flight 31, a Boeing 757-200 (N192AN) from Los Angeles to Honolulu was diverted back to LAX and did an emergency landing after about an hour in flight because of an odor and possible haze in the cabin. The passengers were evacuated on the runway using the emergency slides.
On 27 July, Air India flight AIC111, a Boeing 777-300, declared PAN-PAN at New York JFK Approach due to low fuel. The flight coming from London Heathrow Airport (EGLL) and bound for JFK only had fuel left for 9 minutes and landed with less than the minimum fuel.
Additional information about PAN-PAN (Source: FAA): Distress and Urgency Communications
The initial communication, and if considered necessary, any subsequent transmissions by an aircraft in distress should begine with the signal MAYDAY, preferably three times. The signal PAN-PAN should be used in the same manner for an urgency condition.
Obtaining Emergency Assistance
Transmit a distress or ergency message consisting of as many as necessary of the following elements, preferably in the order listed:
If distress, MAYDAY MAYDAY MAYDAY; if urgency PAN-PAN, PAN-PAN, PAN-PAN
PAN is an acronym for “Possible Assistance Needed”.
Date & Time: 07/31/2008 05:59 Location: Boston, MA Aircraft Type: McDonnell Douglas MD-83 (DC-9-83) Registration: N9629H Operator: American Airlines Flight: AA1991 Phase: Standing Damage: Unknown Injuries & Fatalities: None Description: While parked at the gate, was struck by a truck at the aircraft’s left wing trailing edge
Date & Time: 07/29/2008 20:22 Location: New York - JFK Airport, NY Aircraft Type: Boeing 737 Registration: Unknown Operator: Delta Airlines Flight: DAL141 Phase: Take-off Damage: Minor Injuries & Fatalities: None Description: On departure, the right main tire blew out - the aircraft returned and landed without incident
Source: FAA
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On Thursday Air Mauritius flight MK745, an Airbus A330-202 (3B-NBM) (the only A330 Air Mauritius operates - delivered in December 2007), was evacuated at Delhi Airport (India) after a bird strike occured during take-off.
After a bird hit engine number 1, the take-off was aborted, causing the brakes to overheat and catching fire.
The aircraft was evacuated through the emergency escape chutes.
Qantas flight QF30, a Boeing 747-438 (VH-OJK) from London via Hong Kong to Melbourne made an emergency landing in Manila (Philippines) today after a loud bang punched a hole in the plane’s fuselage at approximately 29000 feet, followed by a rapid decompression of the cabin. The crew were forced to conduct an emergency descent to 10000 feet and landed safely in Manila.
The Chief Executive Officer of Qantas said all 346 passengers and 19 crew disembarked normally and there were no reports of any injuries to passengers or crew. The flight crew had performed emergency procedures after oxygen masks were deployed.
The Australian Transportation Safety Bureau (ATSB) and the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) have been notified of the incident and Qantas is sending its own engineers to Manila.
Raw video - Amateur video from inside Qantas QF30
Video by AP
Raw pictures by Reuters
Video by Reuters - Emergency landing for Qantas plane
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Date & Time: 07/24/2008 04:14 Location: Denver, CO Aircraft Type: Airbus A319-114 Registration: C-FYJP Operator: Air Canada Flight: 1042 Phase: Take-off Damage: Unknown Injuries & Fatalities: None Description: On takeoff a right main tire blew. The aircraft returned and landed without incident. Passengers deplaned by stairs.
Source: FAA
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Date & Time: 07/19/2008 00:06 Location: Chicago (O’Hare), IL Aircraft Type: Airbus A320 Registration: Unknown Operator: Mexicana Airlines Flight: 802 Phase: Landing Damage: Unknown Injuries & Fatalities: 1 person with minor injuries Description: On landing went off the end of the runway and into the safety barrier. One person on board sustained minor injuries.
Source: FAA
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12 years after a fuel tank explosion occured on TWA flight 800, killing all 230 people, federal aviation officials today presented a new device that keeps preventing airplane fuel tanks from exploding. This device must be installed on certain passenger jets and cargo planes within 9 years.
Video footage from a security camera near the runway of the Ramos Arizpe airport (Coahuila, Mexico) was released recently.
The video is showing the crash of USA Jet Airlines McDonnell Douglas DC-9-15(F) N199US from last week (see Safety Report - 07/07/2008).
The plane is seen rolling before it explodes out of view of the camera. Just after it started rolling, flames come out of one of its engines (at 00:15).
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