The Aviator’s Podcast

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 10 knots at low altitude and a "bumpy ride". The aircraft descended below minimum safe height, when tower issued a low altitude alert they levelled off.

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 returned to Malpensa for a landing on runway 35R without further incident about 20 minutes after departure.

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 runway

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 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.

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.

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 high speed (about 135 knots over ground). The aircraft slowed safely and became disabled on the runway with both left hand tyres deflated. The right hand engine received a number of bent fan blades.

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.

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 MSL, later climbed to 2000 feet MSL and returned to Boston for a safe landing on runway 22R about 20 minutes after departure.

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 to FL190 and returned to Hyderabad. The aircraft entered a hold to burn off fuel and landed safely on runway 27L about 2.5 hours after departure.