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Audio answer: ‘Lightning’

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A Boeing 767 with 284 people on board, was on approach to its destination in bad weather when it was hit by lightning. The crew decided to abort the approach at about 2000 feet and divert to an alternative with better weather. The aircraft climbed to FL280 enroute to its alternative and landed safely 35 minutes after aborting the approach to its original destination.

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Audio answer: ‘Takeoff landing’

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A small plane with fourteen passengers and four crew members took off and retracted its landing gear almost immediately afterwards. Suddenly, while still on the runway heading, smoke appeared in the cabin. The pilots decided to put the plane back down on the runway with the gear up and came to a stop about 350 metres short of the end of the runway. An investigation into the incident has been opened.

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Audio answer: ‘Engine shutdown’

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A 747 was climbing out from its airport of origin when the crew requested clearance to stop their climb at FL080. They reported that they were shutting down the number 4 engine due to low oil pressure. Then they requested clearance to dump fuel. They climbed to FL100 while dumping fuel and returned to their airport of origin for a safe landing about one hour after departure.

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Audio answer: ‘Toilet water’

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A transatlantic flight was at cruise level and preparing to enter oceanic airspace when the captain was notified of water leaking from a lavatory into the passenger cabin. The captain wasn’t sure if this was a danger to the safety of the flight, so to be sure, he decided to burn off fuel and divert to his nearest alternative airport. After landing, a technician solved the problem and cleaned the area which was affected. The flight was ready for takeoff again, three hours after landing.

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Audio answer: ‘Clear air turbulence’

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A Boeing 757 was descending towards its destination when the aircraft encountered clear air turbulence which caused injuries to several people on board. The aircraft continued for a safe landing approximately 25 minutes later. 3 passengers who weren’t wearing their seat belts and 2 flight attendants were taken to a local hospital. Their injuries included bruises and minor cuts.

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Audio answer: ‘Takeoff miscalculation’

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An A320 taxied towards the runway for takeoff. Their taxi instructions led them to join the runway via a taxiway which gave them only 60% of the available runway for takeoff. The crew however, had configured the plane for takeoff using 100% of the runway length. As they rolled for takeoff they were unable to achieve the performance necessary due to the reduced runway available, but fortunately they were able to takeoff without incident and completed a safe flight after that. The aviation authority is investigating what happened.

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