On September 3, 2010, a Boeing 747-400 flying the route between Dubai International Airport and Cologne Bonn Airport developed an in-flight fire, with the fumes and subsequent crash resulting in the death of the two crewmembers. The aircraft had departed Dubai International earlier, but returned after reporting smoke in the cockpit. The crash caused an…… Continue Reading →
The aircraft encountered a brief period of severe turbulence during the cruise portion of flight, resulting in injuries to nine passengers and one cabin crew member. The flight crew had left the intended track to avoid significant weather which they had detected on weather radar. However, at the time of the incident, there was no…… Continue Reading →
MK Airlines Limited Flight 1602 attempted to take off from Runway 24 at the Halifax International Airport. The aircraft overshot the end of the runway for a distance of 825 feet, became airborne for 325 feet, then struck an earthen berm. The aircraft’s tail section broke away from the fuselage, and the aircraft remained in…… Continue Reading →
On 2 October 1996, a Boeing 757-200 on a scheduled passenger flight at night from Lima (Peru) to Santiago (Chile) experienced control difficulties because of incorrect flight instrument readings. A return to Lima was attempted but when control was lost the aircraft impacted the sea and all 70 occupants were killed…. Continue Reading →
On May 16, 2010, the flight crew of a Boeing 757-200 declared an emergency because of a fire in the cockpit and diverted to Washington Dulles International Airport (USA)… Continue Reading →
The incident to the Boeing 757 aircraft occurred on the first flight following a 26-day major maintenance check. Shortly after takeoff on a scheduled passenger flight from London Heathrow (UK) to Paris (France), a hot oil smell, that had been present in the cockpit on engine startup, returned. The flight crew donned oxygen masks and…… Continue Reading →
On a scheduled passenger flight from Seattle/Tacoma (USA) to New York JFK (USA), the crew of a Boeing 757 lost significant electrical systems functionality en route. A diversion with an emergency declared was made to Chicago O’Hare (USA) where after making a visual daylight approach, the aircraft was intentionally steered off the landing runway when…… Continue Reading →
On 29 December 2010 a Boeing 757-200 on a scheduled passenger flight from Chicago O’Hare (USA) to Jackson Hole (USA) failed to stop before the end of landing runway 19 at destination after a daylight landing in normal ground visibility with light snow falling and finally stopped in deep snow 220 metres beyond it. The…… Continue Reading →
The aircraft was taking off from Runway 23 for a short night flight to Liege, Belgium; the First Officer was the handling pilot. The takeoff was uneventful until, at about 5-10 kt below V1, the captain thought he might have seen some smoke in the cockpit. At this time the first officer was unable to…… Continue Reading →
The Boeing 767-300 aircraft was on a scheduled flight from Vancouver (Canada), to Toronto (Canada). While on final approach, approximately 10 miles from the airport, the flight crew received an aft cargo bay fire warning. The flight crew followed emergency checklist procedures, activated the cargo bay fire extinguishers, and declared an emergency. The fire warning…… Continue Reading →