----------------------------------- http://avherald.com/h?article=48586ab7 20150430141936:20150429000000 Incident: United B752 at Newark on Apr 29th 2015, rejected takeoff after flames reported from engine or gear A United Boeing 757-200, registration N17105 performing flight UA-70 from Newark,NJ (USA) to Amsterdam (Netherlands) with 135 people on board, was accelerating for takeoff from runway 04L when the next departure cleared to line up runway 04L reported seeing smoke and sparks from the left main gear, Tower repeated flames from the engine or the wheels. The crew reject takeoff at low speed, steered the aircraft off the runway and stopped on the adjacent taxiway, tower instructed the aircraft to hold position while emergency services were responding. No fire was detected, the passengers disembarked onto the taxiway and were bussed to the terminal. A replacement Boeing 757-200 registration N17133 reached Amsterdam with a delay of 4 hours. The airport reported smoke and sparks were observed from the left landing gear, no fire was detected, the smoke seemed to originate from the brakes, that appeared to have locked up. The airline reported firefighters responded but found no fire, the aircraft is being checked. ----------------------------------- http://avherald.com/h?article=4857e7ff 20150429220319:20150427000000 Incident: Inuit DH8A near Umiujaq on Apr 27th 2015, smoke in cabin An Air Inuit de Havilland Dash 8-100, registration C-FAIV performing flight 3H-860 from La Grande,QC to Port Hope Simpson,NL (Canada) with no passengers, 3 crew and cargo, was enroute at FL250 about one third into the flight when the flight attendant noticed a burning smell in the cabin between seat row 2 and 3. The crew donned their oxygen masks, advised ATC, initiated a diversion to Kuujjuarapik,QC (Canada) and worked the "Emergency Fuselage Fire and Smoke of unknown origin". After completing the checklist the flight attendant observed smoke in the cabin. The crew declared emergency and decided to divert to Umiujaq,QC (Canada) which was closer. While descending towards Umiujaq the flight attendant discovered that the smoke originated from the cabin lighting system above the overhead lockers. The cabin lights were turned off, the flight attendant discharged a Halon fire extinguisher into the affected area. The aircraft landed safely in Umiujaq soon after. The Canadian TSB reported that the plastics connector of neon light tubes was identified as source of smell and smoke. The TSB annotated that the use of the oxygen masks made communication between crew as well as communication to ATC difficult, the use smoke goggles was also "obstructive". ----------------------------------- http://avherald.com/h?article=48557f93 20150427083614:20150425000000 Incident: US Airways A319 at Jacksonville on Apr 25th 2015, bird strike An US Airways Airbus A319-100 on behalf of American Airlines, registration N738US performing flight US-1927/AA-1927 from Jacksonville,FL to Charlotte,NC (USA) with 120 people on board, departed Jacksonville's runway 08. Immediately after becoming airborne the crew reported they had two geese hitting the aircraft, they had heard them, the airport should check the runway, it was a pretty good hit, the birds probably hit the gear. Tower reported smoke from the right hand side, it looked like smoke and some flames from the engine but tower wasn't sure whether engine or gear. The crew decided to stop the climb at 2000 feet and prepared to return to Jacksonville. A runway inspection revealed debris on runway 08, tower offered runway 14, the crew reported it was probably a landing gear door that was hit. The aircraft landed safely on runway 14 about 10 minutes after departure. A passenger reported that upon rotation from runway 08 there was a very noticeable bang, the aircraft subsequently climbed out steeper than normal, there were engine vibrations from the right hand engine (CFM56), the captain subsequently announced that they had taken a bird strike at the landing gear and needed to return to the airport for a quick inspection, though landing gear and engines showed normal indications. Following landing the captain examined the aircraft, then the flight was cancelled, the captain reported there was damage to engine blades and the landing gear. It appeared a bird was still wedged into the landing gear door, there also was a dent in the nose cone. The right hand engine and right main gear (Photo: Thomas Jerolitsch): ----------------------------------- http://avherald.com/h?article=48546eb6 20150428223937:20150425000000 Accident: THY A320 at Istanbul on Apr 25th 2015, hard landing, go- around, engine problem, gear problem, gear collapse, runway excursion A THY Turkish Airlines Airbus A320-200, registration TC-JPE performing flight TK-1878 from Milan Malpensa (Italy) to Istanbul (Turkey) with 97 people on board, landed on Istanbul Ataturk Airport's runway 05 at 10:22L (07:22Z) but rolled right just before touchdown causing the right engine and wing to contact the runway and a hard touch down. The crew initiated a go-around, then declared emergency due to an engine (V2527) inoperative. The crew subsequently reported an unsafe gear indication. The aircraft positioned for an emergency landing on runway 35L, touched down about 20 minutes after the go around, but with the right main gear collapsed the aircraft skidded on its right engine, with sparks and smoke trailing the engine, and veered right off the runway spinning nearly 180 degrees. The aircraft was evacuated via slides while emergency services started to spray the aircraft. There were no injuries, the aircraft received substantial damage to the right hand main gear, right hand engine and its pylon as well as to leading and trailing edge high lift devices at the right hand wing. The airline confirmed the aircraft went off the runway during an emergency landing, the 97 passenges have been safely evacuated, there are no injuries. A passenger reported the aircraft was on its first approach to Ataturk's Airport uneventfully until about 100 feet AGL when the aircraft suddenly rolled heavily to the right and fell down onto the runway, while on the ground the aircraft was still tilted to the right, the engines accelerated and the aircraft became airborne again, the passenger thought the right main gear had collapsed at that point already. While positioning for the second approach another passenger yelled "Fire". Cabin crew instructed the passengers to brace for landing. The second touchdown was smooth, however, there were scraping sounds from the right, the passenger did not notice a gear collapse during roll out, only after the aircraft had slowed significantly the aircraft began to veer to the right. The doors were opened, passengers directed to the left forward and right rear doors for evacuation, when the right hand overwing exits were opened foam from the fire engines entered the cabin. About 5 minutes after landing busses arrived and took the passengers to the terminal. The French BEA reported in their weekly bulletin of Apr 28th 2015 quoting Turkish Authorities, that the aircraft landed very hard causing damage to the right hand main gear and engine, the crew conducted a go around and landed, the right main gear collapsed and the aircraft came to a stop at the runway egde. The Turkish Accident Investigation Board is investigating the accident. Metars: LTBA 250920Z 24007KT CAVOK 15/07 Q1020 NOSIG LTBA 250850Z 23007KT CAVOK 16/06 Q1020 NOSIG LTBA 250820Z 22006KT 200V260 CAVOK 15/06 Q1020 NOSIG LTBA 250750Z 20004KT 160V240 CAVOK 15/07 Q1020 NOSIG LTBA 250720Z 17005KT 140V200 CAVOK 15/05 Q1020 NOSIG LTBA 250650Z 15008KT CAVOK 16/04 Q1020 NOSIG LTBA 250620Z 15009KT CAVOK 16/03 Q1020 NOSIG LTBA 250550Z 18004KT 150V230 CAVOK 14/05 Q1020 NOSIG LTBA 250520Z 17004KT 120V240 CAVOK 13/07 Q1020 NOSIG LTBA 250450Z VRB01KT CAVOK 12/08 Q1020 NOSIG LTBA 250420Z VRB02KT CAVOK 11/08 Q1020 NOSIG The landing of TK-1878 (Video: TezGroup) Another video of the landing, also watch last 40 seconds (Video: Skyrhn H¸rku) Passenger photo of TC-JPE after evacuation: TC-JPE seen shortly after the go-around (Photo: AFP): ----------------------------------- http://avherald.com/h?article=485598f2 20150426222523:20150424000000 Incident: Delta MD88 near Jacksonville on Apr 24th 2015, smoke indication A Delta Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-88, registration N915DL performing flight DL-2213 from Melbourne,FL to Atlanta,GA (USA), was climbing through FL345 about 30nm south of Jacksonville when a smoke detector went off prompting the crew to divert to Jacksonville for a safe landing on runway 08 about 20 minutes later. The crew vacated the runway and stopped for a check by emergency services before the aircraft continued to the apron. ----------------------------------- http://avherald.com/h?article=485100b9 20150420224647:20150419000000 Incident: Austrian B772 at Washington on Apr 19th 2015, oven disobeys "no smoking" sign An Austrian Airlines Boeing 777-200, registration OE-LPA performing flight OS-94 from Washington Dulles,DC (USA) to Vienna (Austria) with 279 passengers and 12 crew, was climbing out of Dulles Airport's runway 19C when the crew reported they had a technical problem, smoke on board and needed to land back to Dulles. The crew declined a number of ATC queries and instructions stating they needed to work their checklists. The aircraft returned to Dulles' runway 19C. While intercepting the localizer ATC advised that emergency services wouldn't be able to reach the runway in time for the landing and assigned runway 19L for landing, the crew declined the runway change stating they were already setup and slowing for the landing and advised they would be able to vacate the runway, they requested a remote parking position with emergency services standing by there. The aircraft landed safely on runway 19C about 13 minutes after departure and taxied to a remote parking position.