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Noxious fumes

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A Airbus A330, with 135 passengers and 14 crew members, was en route at FL340 when the crew decided to divert to an alternative airport. The pilots stated that there was a medical emergency on board. 11 crew members and 2 passengers felt sick and had red eyes, some of them also vomited. The aircraft landed safely at its alternative airport 20 minutes after diverting and everyone who felt unwell was taken to hospital. A subsequent examination of the plane indicated that there was a problem with the air conditioning system on the plane which caused noxious fumes to be vented into the air supply on board.

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Nose wheel failure

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Here’s the text to the listening from yesterday and if you’re studying this on New Year’s Eve, enjoy the celebrations and see you in 2015!!

A 737, with 115 passengers and 6 crew, made a normal landing on runway 22L at its destination airport. However, when the crew tried to turn the nose wheel to vacate the runway it didn’t respond and they were unable to turn the plane. The aircraft stopped on the runway and had to stay there for 20 minutes until a tug arrived and towed the plane to the apron.

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Loss of separation

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An old A320, was performing a standard approach to its destination. Another plane, a 737 was performing a standard departure from the same airport, at the same time. During these two procedures, the aircraft lost the necessary separation, which reduced to 500 feet vertically and 1nm horizontally, however during this time neither aircraft received a TCAS advisory. The ATC was monitoring the situation and both planes continued without incident. Further investigation revealed that the A320 had been very high on approach which caused the loss of minimum separation required.

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Rudder problems

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An Embraer ERJ-170 with 78 people on board, was descending towards its destination when the crew reported control problems with the plane. They gave further information to ATC, indicating a problem with the rudder. As a result, emergency services were dispatched as the flight approached the runway, however their services were unnecessary as the the aircraft landed without any other problems and taxied to the stand.

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Oven trouble

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A 737-800, with 185 people on board, was en route at FL340 about halfway to its destination when an oven in the rear galley started to vent smoke. The smoke came from the back and the sides of the oven. The circuit breaker for the oven was automatically tripped and the smoke started to disappear. The flight crew didn’t need to use the fire extinguishers. The aircraft continued to its destination for a safe landing but the oven had to be replaced.

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Pilot incapacitation

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A 737NG with 115 people on board was cruising when one of the pilots became ill and was unable to continue his duties. A pilot who was deadheading and who worked for the same company was able to replace the ill pilot and the flight continued to its destination for a safe landing.