New podcast weblogWelcome to ”Skyward Stories,” the podcast bar where we delve into the most intriguing and complex civil aviation cases. Each episode, we explore incidents and narratives that have shaped the skies, offering insights from industry experts and insiders. Join us as we navigate the fascinating world of aviation, where each flight tells a story.
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Accident: RAM B738 at Monrovia on Aug 17th 2024, temporary runway excursion on landing
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A RAM Royal Air Maroc Boeing 737-800, registration CN-RGW performing flight AT-567 from Casablanca (Morocco) to Monrovia (Liberia), landed on Monrovia's runway 04 at 06:15L (05:15Z) but after touch down veered left beyond the edge of the runway before returning onto the runway centerline. The aircraft slowed without further incident, vacated the ru…
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Incident: Southwest B38M near West Palm Beach on Aug 4th 2024, cell phone battery emits smoke in cockpit
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A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-8 MAX, registration N8889Q performing flight WN-3204 from Chicago Midway,IL to Miami,FL (USA), was in the initial descent towards Miami when the crew observed smoke from a cell phone on the flight deck and decided to divert to West Palm Beach, where the aircraft landed without further incident.…
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Incident: Smartwings B738 at Brno on May 24th 2024, wheel well fire indication
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A Smartwings Boeing 737-800, registration HA-LKG performing QS-1449 from Marsa Alam (Egypt) to Brno (Czech Republic), had landed on Brno's runway 27 when while taxiing to vacate the runway the crew received a wheel fire indication. The crew declared Mayday and stopped the aircraft clear of the runway. Emergency services did not find any trace of fi…
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Incident: Delta A333 near Goose Bay on Jul 25th 2024, engine shut down in flight
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A Delta Airlines Airbus A330-300, registration N830NW performing flight DL-137 from Amsterdam (Netherlands) to Detroit,MI (USA), was enroute at FL380 about 140nm northeast of Goose Bay,NL (Canada) when the crew detected oil quantity and pressure indications for the left hand engine (CF6) dropped. The crew worked the related checklists and shut the …
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Incident: THY B773 near Vienna on Jul 26th 2024, smoke in cabin
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A THY Turkish Airlines Boeing 777-300, registration TC-JJM performing flight TK-35 from Istanbul (Turkey) to Montreal,QC (Canada), was enroute at FL320 over Poland about 150nm eastnortheast of Vienna (Austria) when the crew decided to divert to Vienna. The aircraft landed safely on Vienna's runway 16 about 50 minutes later.…
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Incident: Southwest B38M at Tampa on Jul 14th 2024, descended below minimum safe height on approach
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A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-8 MAX, registration N8841L performing flight WN-425 from Columbus,OH to Tampa,FL (USA), had been holding enroute due to weather at Tampa before continuing the approach to Tampa. On final approach to Tampa's runway 10, ambient pressure was stated 30.14 in/Hg by tower, the crew was advised of a headwind gain of about 1…
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Incident: Delta B764 at Milan on Jul 16th 2024, engine failure on departure
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A Delta Airlines Boeing 767-400, registration N835MH performing flight DL-175 from Milan Malpensa (Italy) to Atlanta,GA (USA) with 234 people on board, was departing Malpensa's runway 17R when smoke appeared for a prolonged period of time before the aircraft became airborne. After climbing out to safety the aircraft levelled off at 3000 feet and re…
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Incident: PAL DH8D at Busuanga on Jul 14th 2024, overran runway on landing
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A PAL Philippine Airlines de Havilland Dash 8-400, registration RP-C5905 performing flight PR-2680 from Cebu to Busuanga (Philippines) with 53 passengers and 4 crew, landed and overran the end of the runwayBy Osman Resat Dogrul
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Accident: LATAM Brasil B773 at Milan on Jul 9th 2024, tail strike on departure
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By Simon Hradecky, from The Aviation Herald reported: A LATAM Brasil Boeing 777-300, registration PT-MUG performing flight LA-8073 from Milan Malpensa (Italy) to Sao Paulo Guarulhos,SP (Brazil), departed Malpensa's runway 35L but struck its tail onto the runway surface during rotation.By Osman Resat Dogrul
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Incident: Delta A320 at Atlanta on Jul 8th 2024, engine failure
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By Simon Hradecky, form The Aviation Herald reported. A Delta Airlines Airbus A320-200, registration N373NW performing flight DL-2097 from Atlanta,GA to Rochester,NY (USA) with 142 people on board, was climbing out of Atlanta's runway 08R when the crew declared emergency reporting they had a right hand engine (CFM56) failure.…
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Incident: Ryanair B738 at Gothenburg on Jul 2nd 2024, engine fire indication on landing
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By Simon Hradecky,from The Aviation Herald created Wednesday, Jul 3rd 2024. Ryanair Boeing 737-800, registration EI-EVL performing flight FR-3697 from Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina) to Gothenburg (Sweden), landed on Gothenburg's runway 21 when after touchdown the crew declared Mayday and advised they'd be stopping here, they had a fire on board.…
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Incident: PIA A320 at Faisalabad on Jun 27th 2024, rejected takeoff due to bird strike
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A PIA Pakistan International Airlines Airbus A320-200, registration AP-BOM performing flight PK-223 from Faisalabad (Pakistan) to Dubai (United Arab Emirates) with 145 passengers and 7 crew, was accelerating for takeoff from Faisalabad's runway 03R when a bird was ingested by the right hand engine (CFM56) prompting the crew to reject takeoff at hig…
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Accident: ANA B738 at Nagoya on Jun 22nd 2024, loss of cabin pressure
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An ANA All Nippon Airways Boeing 737-800, registration JA88AN performing flight NH-372 from Nagasaki to Nagoya (Japan) with 104 people on board, was descending towards Nagoya when the crew initiated an emergency descent due to the loss of cabin pressure. The aircraft continued for a safe landing on runway 18 about 25 minutes later.…
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Incident: Delta A21N at Boston on Jun 20th 2024, engine shut down in flight
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By Simon Hradecky, from The Aviation Herald reported. A Delta Airlines Airbus A321-200N, registration N513DA performing flight DL-475 from Boston,MA to San Francisco,CA (USA), was in the initial climb out of Boston's runway 22R when the crew reported they needed to shut their left hand engine (PW1133G) down. The crew stopped the climb at 1500 feet …
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Incident: Malaysia B738 at Hyderabad on Jun 20th 2024, engine shut down in flight
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A Malaysia Airlines Boeing 737-800, registration 9M-MXU performing flight MH-199 from Hyderabad (India) to Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) with 138 people on board, was climbing out of Hyderabad when the crew stopped the climb at FL290 due to a malfunction of the right hand engine (CFM56), which emitted sparks. The crew shut the engine down, drifted down t…
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Incident: Smartlynx Malta B38M at Dalaman on Jun 9th 2024, rejected takeoff due to engine problem
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By Simon Hradecky From The Aviation Herald.A Smartlynx Airlines Malta Boeing 737-8 MAX on behalf of TUI Airways, registration 9H-ETA performing flight TOM-213 from Dalaman (Turkey) to Manchester,EN (UK) with 189 people on board, was accelerating for takeoff from Dalaman's runway 19 when the crew rejected takeoff at high speed (about 110 knots over …
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Accident: Jinnah A320 near Lahore on May 24th 2024
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A Fly Jinnah Airbus A320-200, registration AP-BOV performing flight 9P-843 from Lahore to Karachi (Pakistan), was climbing out of Lahore when the crew stopped the climb at FL080 reporting a problem with the pressurization. The crew subsequently advised the problem was resolved and requested to continue to climb and was cleared to climb to FL360. Cl…
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Incident: United B772 near Gander on Jun 9th 2024, hydraulic leak
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By Simon Hradecky, reported at The Aviation Herald: A United Boeing 777-200, registration N794UA performing flight UA-915 from Washington Dulles,DC (USA) to Paris Charles de Gaulle (France), was enroute at FL380 about 400nm east of St. John's,NL (Canada) when the crew decided to divert to Gander,NL (Canada) due to a hydraulic leak.…
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Accident: Southwest B38M enroute on May 25th 2024, Dutch Roll
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A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-8 MAX, registration N8825Q performing flight WN-746 from Phoenix,AZ to Oakland,CA (USA) with 175 passengers and 6 crew, was enroute at FL320 when the aircraft experienced Dutch Roll.By Osman Resat Dogrul
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Incident: Easyjet A319 at Sofia on Nov 17th 2022, pressurization failure
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An Easyjet Airbus A319-100, registration G-EZBV performing positioning flight U2-9002 from Sofia (Bulgaria) to London Gatwick,EN (UK) with 2 crew on board, was climbing through FL300 out of Sofia when the crew initiated an emergency descent to FL100 and returned to Sofia for a safe landing on runway 27 about 35 minutes after departure.…
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Incident: Jazz CRJ9 at Sacramento on Jun 11th 2024, engine shut down in flight
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A Jazz Canadair CRJ-900, registration C-FJJZ performing positioning flight QK-7121 from Sacramento,CA (USA) to Vancouver,BC (Canada) with 4 crew, was climbing out of Sacramento's runway 35R when the crew stopped the climb at 15,000 feet due to the failure of the left hand engine (CF34) and shut the engine down. The aircraft returned to Sacramento f…
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Incident: BAW B788 near Brussels on Jun 11th 2024, engine surge
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A BAW British Airways Boeing 787-8, registration G-ZBJG performing flight BA-143 from London Heathrow,EN (UK) to Delhi (India), was enroute at FL310 near Brussels (Belgium) when the crew decided to return to London Heathrow after one of the engines (Trent 1000) had surged. The aircraft maintained FL310, entered a hold on approach to Heathrow and la…
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Incident: KLM B772 over Mediterranean on Feb 9th 2023, cabin problems - electrical fire in oven
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A KLM Boeing 777-200 returned to Amsterdam after an electrical fire in the aft galley oven caused toxic fumes, prompting emergency procedures. The Dutch Safety Board (DSB) investigated, finding the incident was due to a faulty oven setup and inadequate response measures. Several passengers and crew experienced breathing difficulties, though no seri…
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Austrian A320 at Vienna on Jun 9th 2024, hail strike
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An Austrian Airlines Airbus A320-200, registration OE-LBM performing flight OS-434 from Palma Mallorca,SP (Spain) to Vienna (Austria) with 173 passengers and 6 crew, was descending through about FL200 about 60nm southsouthwest of Vienna when the aircraft encountered hail. The crew continued for a safe landing on Vienna's runway 11 about 20 minutes …
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Polar Cargo B772 engine failure, engine appears on fire
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A Polar Air Cargo Boeing 777-200 freighter, performing flight from Tokyo Narita (Japan) to Los Angeles,CA (USA) with 4 crew, was climbing out of Tokyo's runway 34L when the right hand engine (GE90) appeared to be on fire.By Osman Resat Dogrul
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Ryanair B738 near Luxembourg on May 31st 2024, smoke from galley
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A Ryanair Boeing 737-800, registration EI-EVR performing flight FR-3938 from Bologna (Italy) to Brussels (Belgium), was enroute at FL340 about 80nm east of Luxembourg (Luxembourg) when the crew decided to divert to Louxembourg reporting a possible fire, smoke and burning odour on board.By Osman Resat Dogrul
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An Jetstar Airbus A320-200, registration VH-VFF performing flight JQ-225 from Auckland to Christchurch (New Zealand), landed on Christchurch's runway, slowed when at low speed the aircraft began to veer to the right, temporarily went off the paved surface onto grass about 2050 meters/6700 feet down the runway before returning onto the runway's pave…
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In the past few years, several events occurred involving landing with the Nose Landing Gear (NLG) wheels turned to 90° from the aircraft centerline. This article describes the outcomes of investigations into several events of aircraft landing with NLG wheels at 90° and shows why they are not related.…
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Flagged speed indications detected during the takeoff roll
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“Preparing for a Safe Return to the Skies” is a Safety first article published in June 2020 that already highlighted the increased risk of unreliable airspeed events after aircraft parking or storage. The number of reported occurrences since this article was published is still a reason for concern. And here is the event description.…
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A number of engine Exhaust Gas Temperature (EGT) overlimit events at takeoff were reported to Airbus, including dual events leading to a significant increase in flight crew workload at low altitude.By Osman Resat Dogrul
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