Category: ACCIDENTS & INCIDENTS

Norwegian Boeing 737 MAX 8 Engine Shuts Down in Flight

Reading Time: < 1 minute A Norwegian Air Shuttle Boeing 737-8MAX, performing flight from Dubai (United Arab Emirates) to Oslo (Norway) with 180 passengers and 6 crew, engine shut down in flight. Aircraft was enroute at FL320 exactly overhead Shiraz (Iran) when the crew decided to shut the the left hand engine (LEAP) down and divert to Shiraz, where the aircraft […]

Aeromexico Boeing 737 Damaged on Final Approach

Reading Time: < 1 minute An Aeromexico Boeing 737-800, performing flight AM-770 from Guadalajara to Tijuana (Mexico), was on final approach to Tijuana’s runway 09 when the radome received damage. The crew continued for a safe landing. The airline confirmed the incident and said they were investigating what caused the damage. Mexican media are speculation about a drone impact having […]

Air Canada Boeing 777 Experiences Tail Strike on Landing

Reading Time: < 1 minute An Air Canada Boeing 777-300, performing flight from Toronto (Canada) to Hong Kong (China), experienced tail strike on landing. Aircraft performed an ILS approach to runway 07R. After landing at 14:53L (06:53Z), while receiving taxi instructions, the crew reported they had encountered turbulence on landing and recommended a runway check. The controller did not understand, the […]

Turbulence Injures 2 Flight Attendants on UTair Boeing 737 Flight

Reading Time: < 1 minute A UTair Boeing 737-500, performing flight from Moscow Vnukovo to Surgut (Russia), experienced turbulence, two cabin crew members were injured.  Aircraft was descending towards Surgut when the aircraft entered a zone of turbulence causing injuries to two flight attendants. The aircraft continued for a safe landing in Surgut. The two injured flight attendants were taken […]

Yakutia Airlines Boeing 737 Rejected Take-off After Tailstrike

Reading Time: < 1 minute A Yakutia Airlines Boeing 737-800, performing flight from Neryungri to Krasnojarsk (Russia) with 119 passengers and 6 crew, rejected take-off after tailstrike. Aircraft was accelerating for take-off from Neryungri’s runway 26 when the crew rejected take-off at low speed (about 60 knots over ground) after the tail of the aircraft contacted the runway surface. The aircraft […]

IndiGo Airbus A320neo Makes Emergency Landing

Reading Time: < 1 minute IndiGo Airbus A320neo, performing a flight from Jaipur to Kolkata, made an emergency landing in Kolkata because of smoke in the cabin. According to the airline, the aircraft made an emergency landing as a precaution due to suspected smoke in the cabin. No passengers were injured. The flight landed safely at Kolkata. There was no […]

SAS Boeing 737 Rejects Take-off Due to Engine Failure

Reading Time: < 1 minute A SAS Scandinavian Airlines Boeing 737-700, performing flight from Oslo to Stavanger (Norway), rejected take-off due to engine failure. Aircraft was accelerating for take-off from Oslo’s runway 01L when the crew rejected take-off due to an engine failure (CFM56). The aircraft returned to the apron. The airline confirmed the crew received indication of a technical malfunction […]

Belavia Boeing 737 Damages Runway Lights

Reading Time: < 1 minute A Belavia Boeing 737-500, performing flight from Minsk (Belarus) to Kiev (Ukraine), damaged runway lights and right engine cowl on landing. Aircraft landed on Kiev’s runway 18L at 18:08L (16:08Z) and taxied to the apron. A post flight inspection showed a dent in the right hand engine inlet, substantial damage to as well as grass embedded […]

Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 Overruns Runway on Landing

Reading Time: < 1 minute A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700, performing flight from Oakland to Burbank (USA) with 112 passengers and 5 crew, overran runway on landing. Aircraft landed on Burbank’s runway 08 (length 5800 feet/1765 meters) at 09:02L (17:02Z) but overran the end of the runway and came to a stop in the EMAS (engineered material arrestor system) past the […]

Joon Airbus A340-300 Reported Smoke in the Cabin

Reading Time: < 1 minute An Joon Airbus A340-300 on behalf of Air France, performing flight from Paris Charles de Gaulle (France) to Mumbai (India) with 237 people on board, reported lot of smoke in the cabin. Aircraft was enroute at FL350 about 40nm eastnortheast of Kuwait City (Kuwait) when the crew donned their oxygen masks and declared emergency reporting they […]