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Showing posts with label smoke in cockpit. Show all posts
Showing posts with label smoke in cockpit. Show all posts

2008/08/24

Easyjet Emergency Landing in Nice France




What: Easyjet Boeing 737 en route from London to Cagliari in Sardinia
Where: Landed at Nice in southeastern France
When: Saturday, three days after the Spanair disaster
Who: 130 passengers
Why: An electrical problem caused smoke in the cockpit. A stewardess was taken to hospital for tests after suffering breathing problems and another crew member was ill.

2008/07/08

American Airlines Emergency Landing




What: Flight 1257 MD-80 owned by American Airlines out of Indianapolis.
Where: Little Rock Arkansas
When: just after 3:30 p.m
Who: The 127 passengers and five crew
Why: Smoke in the cockpit caused the pilot to report an emergency and have a safe landing in Little Rock National Airport.

The light haze of smoke dissipated after the pilot shut down the cockpit's electrical system and depressurized the plane's cabin and depressurized. The plane has been taken out of circulation. Passengers were placed on a second plane but ironically, this plane was one of 56 that had to to be diverted because of storms.

2008/05/31

Emergency Landing




What: Southwest Airlines flight No. 2638; Flight landed safely at its destination after smoke was reported in the cockpit
Where: Midway Airport
When: 10:59 a.m, May 30, 2008
Who: 142 passengers
Why:Smoke in Cockpit