The Aviator’s Podcast

Accident: Trigana B735 at Jayapura on Nov 5th 2024, engine fire, evacuation

Welcome to today’s episode! We’re diving into a recent and rather dramatic incident involving a Trigana Air Boeing 737-500 in Indonesia. This story isn't just about an aircraft issue—it’s a reminder of the critical importance of rapid and coordinated evacuations in emergency situations. Let’s jump in.

Accident: tail strike on landing

By Simon Hradecky, created two tail strike accidents from @TheAviationHerald.
A China Southern Airlines Boeing #B787-9, performing flight from #Shanghai to #Guangzhou and A THY Turkish Airlines Airbus Aircraft A321-200N, performing flight from #Istanbul (Turkey) to #Dublin (Ireland), experience both tail strike.

Incident: Sunexpress B38M at Izmir on Oct 4th 2024, jammed elevator

A Sunexpress Boeing 737-8 MAX, registration TC-SMD performing flight XQ-9282 from Izmir to Diyarbakir (Turkey), was climbing out of Izmir's runway 16L when the crew stopped the climb at FL120 reporting control issues. The aircraft entered a hold and subsequently returned to Izmir for a safe landing on runway 16L about 65 minutes after departure.

Incident: Anadolujet B738 at Hakkari on Sep 20th 2024, overran runway on landing

According The Aviation Herald By Simon Hradecky reported that an Anadolujet Boeing 737-800, performing flight from #Ankara to #Hakkari (Turkey), was on approach to Hakkari when the crew aborted the approach due to weather conditions and entered a hold. Subsequently the crew positioned for another approach to runway 29 and continued to touch down, but were unable to stop the aircraft before the end of the runway. The aircraft stopped with the nose gear on soft ground, the main gear on the paved surface of the runway end safety area and became disabled. There were no injuries.

Incident: Cathay Pacific A35k at Hong Kong on Sep 2nd 2024, engine fire

A Cathay Pacific Airbus A350-1000, registration B-LXI performing flight CX-383 from Hong Kong (China) to Zurich (Switzerland), was climbing out of Hong Kong's runway 07R when the crew stopped the climb at 9000 feet after receiving a right hand engine (Trent XWB) fire warning. The crew worked the related checklists shutting the engine down and discharging one fire bottle with the fire warning ceasing, dumped fuel and returned to Hong Kong for a safe landing on runway 07L about 70 minutes after departure.

Accident: RAM B738 at Monrovia on Aug 17th 2024, temporary runway excursion on landing

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 runway and taxied to the apron.

Incident: Southwest B38M near West Palm Beach on Aug 4th 2024, cell phone battery emits smoke in cockpit

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.

Incident: Smartwings B738 at Brno on May 24th 2024, wheel well fire indication

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 fire, heat or smoke. The indication extinguished but reactivated again prompting emergency services to attend to the aircraft until all passengers had disembarked.

Incident: Delta A333 near Goose Bay on Jul 25th 2024, engine shut down in flight

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 engine down, subsequently diverted to Goose Bay for a safe landing.

Incident: THY B773 near Vienna on Jul 26th 2024, smoke in cabin

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.