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Fire in the cockpit

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A Boeing 747 freighter took off at 11:00am.  15 minutes later the crew declared an emergency and requested a return to their airport of origin because of smoke and a fire in the cockpit. They were unable to maintain altitude. The ATC issued a clearance when the airplane was about 25km from touchdown. The airplane however was too high and passed above the airfield and entered a right-hand turn. The crew was advised that all runways were available for landing. The airplane flew southwest and it lost altitude rapidly.  It crashed into an unpopulated area moments later. The cockpit voice recorder and the flight data recorder were recovered 6 hours after impact and were in good condition.

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Burst tyre

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A Boeing 737-800, taxied from the apron to the runway, lined up and began to take off as normal. As it lifted off the runway a tyre burst. The crew stopped their climb at FL090 and returned to the airport for a safe landing about 20 minutes after departure. After landing the plane was able to stop normally with only a little smoke. Then it taxied to the apron to disembark the passengers.

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Engine oil

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A Saab 340, with 24 people on board, was departing from its airport of origin when there was a loss of engine oil from the plane’s right engine. A warning indication in the cockpit alerted the crew, however they decided to continue to their destination and made a safe landing. After landing, it was confirmed that the right engine was leaking oil. The next flight was cancelled due to the maintenance work necessary on the engine.

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Cabin rain

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A Boeing 777 was en route and climbing to its final cruise altitude. Shortly after reaching this altitude a passenger reported that water was dripping on top of him, and not only him, but a group of about 10 passengers in the same area of the plane. The cabin crew saw the flow of water drops from the air conditioning system, and that it wasn’t stopping. They told the captain, who decided to return to their airport of origin for passenger comfort reasons.

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Brake problem

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An Embraer ERJ-175 was en route at FL340 and close to its destination when the pilots noticed a brake warning light. The crew didn’t want to take any chances, so they requested emergency services at their destination for their arrival. The plane touched down normally and came to a stop on the runway. The pilots asked the emergency services to check the landing gear for smoke and fire. There was none and the plane continued to its stand normally to disembark the passengers.

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Engine cowling problem

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A Boeing 767, was en route to its destination and 25 minutes from landing when a problem with engine no.2 caused the engine cowling to be torn off. A passenger who saw the incident passed along the information to the crew who then alerted their company. However, because the plane was close to its destination the captain decided to continue to their destination and landed without incident 25 minutes later. The plane was left with maintenance after disembarking the passengers.