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Audio answer: ‘Lightning’

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A Boeing 767 with 284 people on board, was on approach to its destination in bad weather when it was hit by lightning. The crew decided to abort the approach at about 2000 feet and divert to an alternative with better weather. The aircraft climbed to FL280 enroute to its alternative and landed safely 35 minutes after aborting the approach to its original destination.

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Audio answer: ‘(Off)Field landing’

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An old Airbus A300 was on final approach to its destination when the crew noticed a problem with the landing gear, it wouldn’t extend correctly and as a result the crew had to perform a missed approach. Two subsequent attempts resulted in the plane going around each time. As a result, the plane ran out of fuel and was forced to perform an off-field landing not far from the airport. The plane came down in a flat field. A couple of crew members received bruises but no serious injuries, but they were taken to hospital as a precaution. The plane had previously suffered an accident and some of its equipment had been replaced. Investigators are focusing on whether that played a part in the accident.

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Audio answer: ‘Takeoff landing’

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A small plane with fourteen passengers and four crew members took off and retracted its landing gear almost immediately afterwards. Suddenly, while still on the runway heading, smoke appeared in the cabin. The pilots decided to put the plane back down on the runway with the gear up and came to a stop about 350 metres short of the end of the runway. An investigation into the incident has been opened.

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Audio answer: ‘Engine shutdown’

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A 747 was climbing out from its airport of origin when the crew requested clearance to stop their climb at FL080. They reported that they were shutting down the number 4 engine due to low oil pressure. Then they requested clearance to dump fuel. They climbed to FL100 while dumping fuel and returned to their airport of origin for a safe landing about one hour after departure.

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Audio answer: ‘Tail-skid trouble’

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As a wide-body plane departed its airport of origin, the tail-skid made gentle contact with the ground. No warning was triggered and the plane continued to its destination to make a safe landing 85 minutes later. In preparation for the following flight, the co-pilot noticed the slight scraping on the tail-skid and asked maintenance to check it out when possible.

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Audio answer: ‘Toilet water’

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A transatlantic flight was at cruise level and preparing to enter oceanic airspace when the captain was notified of water leaking from a lavatory into the passenger cabin. The captain wasn’t sure if this was a danger to the safety of the flight, so to be sure, he decided to burn off fuel and divert to his nearest alternative airport. After landing, a technician solved the problem and cleaned the area which was affected. The flight was ready for takeoff again, three hours after landing.

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