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Double diversion

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An Embraer ERJ-145 was cruising at FL340, about 150nm from its origin when the weather started to deteriorate. The plane was suddenly in the middle of a bad thunderstorm. During this storm the plane was hit by lightning. As a result the captain decided to return to their airport of origin. While they were returning the weather at their airport of origin also deteriorated and they were forced to divert to their second alternative. They landed without any further problems 45 minutes later.

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Nose wheel problem

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An Airbus A330 was approaching New York JFK airport when the captain noticed a red light on the nose landing gear. He informed the tower and asked to make a low pass for a visual inspection. After he did this, he was informed that the nose landing gear was turned at a 90 degree angle. After considering their options the pilots decided to land. 5 seconds before touchdown the nose gear of the A330 returned to its normal position and the landing was completed safely with no injuries or damage to the plane. After landing, the maintenance crew checked the nose gear for problems.

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Severe weather

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An Airbus A319, took off from Copenhagen (Denmark) en route to Moscow (Russia) with 96 people on board. Everything was normal as the plane reached its cruising altitude. One and a half hours into the flight, the plane encountered some CBs. Inside these CBs was moderate turbulence and hail. The hailstones were large and cracked both of the front windshields of the aircraft. Fortunately only the outer winshield layers were damaged and the plane passed through the CBs. The captain decided to continue the flight to Moscow because the damage to the outer windshields wasn’t a significant risk to the safety of the flight.

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Injury on board

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A Boeing 767, was enroute from Beijing (China) to Tokyo (Japan). It was cruising at FL380. The captain had turned off the fasten seat belt sign. The cabin crew were serving food and passengers were moving around when suddenly there was unexpected, severe turbulence. One passenger, who was leaving the toilet, was thrown into the air and landed heavily on his ankle. During this fall he sprained his ankle. He was given painkillers by a doctor on board and returned to his seat for the rest of the flight. The crew descended to avoid the turbulence and continued to their destination for a safe landing about 2 hours later.

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Landing gear problems

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An Embraer ERJ-145 was scheduled to depart from a small regional airport in the north-east of USA. Everything seemed fine as it took off with 45 passengers on board. 25 minutes after departure, the crew was informed that there was tyre debris on the runway. The crew didn’t know if this debris was from their landing gear or not. They continued the flight as normal and when they arrived at their destination, they performed a low pass over the runway and asked for controllers and others on the ground to perform a visual inspection of the landing gear. Everything seemed to be normal, and they continued with another approach to land. They landed safely but after disembarking the passengers, the ground crew looked more closely at the plane’s landing gear. They had damage to the inboard left-hand-main tyre. This also caused damage to the flaps and the plane was removed from service until repairs were completed.

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Illness on board

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A Boeing 767, was en route from Zurich (Switzerland) to Philadelphia (USA) with 165 people on board. It was cruising at FL340 and everything appeared to be normal. Somewhere off the west coast of Ireland, nine of the flight attendants on board started to become ill. They felt dizzy and nauseous. The pilots decided to turn around and divert to Shannon airport on the west coast of Ireland.
When the plane landed, there were doctors waiting to remove the flight attendants and treat them. Nobody else on board, including the pilots, felt ill.
Passengers were offered overnight accommodation and a booking on another flight back to Philadelphia.