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Audio answer: ‘Tragedy averted’

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An A320 was lined up and holding on runway 10. At the same time, a small general aviation plane was taxiing from the general aviation apron to take off and needed to cross runway 10 on its way there. The small plane was given confusing instructions and continued past the holding point to cross runway 10. At this time the A320 had been cleared to take off. As the plane rolled for takeoff, the tower controller saw the small general aviation plane move close to the runway and radioed it to stop immediately. The pilot stopped his small plane just on the edge of the runway and the A320 had to move to the right of the runway while rolling out, to avoid a crash. Fortunately the two planes didn’t collide but it was very dangerous situation and is being investigated.

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Audio answer: ‘Turbulence on takeoff’

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A 747 taxied onto the runway and lined up. A 777 had just departed moments before. Shortly after, the controller gave the 747 clearance to takeoff and the plane started its takeoff roll. With the plane close to V1 it veered sharply left, then right. The pilots immediately applied the brakes and brought the plane to a stop. The plane taxied off the runway and stopped completely. It had 12 flat tyres. Investigators determined that turbulence from the 777 had caused the plane to move dangerously left and right on the runway.

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Audio answer: ‘Cargo smoke’

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A 777 with 246 passengers and 15 crew, was descending towards its destination when the pilots noticed a cargo smoke warning indication. Due to their proximity to their destination, they expedited the approach to the runway and landed safely. Emergency services were called out but found no fire or smoke. The airline later confirmed the cargo smoke warning to be a false alarm.

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Audio answer: ‘Seat malfunction’

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A flight was climbing to its cruise altitude when the captain noticed a problem with his seat. It wouldn’t lock into the desired position and constantly moved forwards and backwards. After talking to the company, the crew decided to return to their airport of origin to fix the problem there. The plane took off again two hours after landing.

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Audio answer: ‘Arsonist on board’

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A plane was performing a routine passenger flight and beginning its descent when a passenger suddenly started to act strangely. He took some gasoline and a lighter from his belongings and tried to set a fire. He managed to start a small fire before passengers and cabin crew overpowered him and put out the fire. He was restrained until the flight landed and taken into police custody upon arrival at their destination. It’s unclear how he got the lighter and gasoline on board and police are currently investigating the incident.

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Audio answer: ‘Don’t forget the doors!!’

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An Airbus was climbing to its cruise level when a passenger noticed something strange about the left engine. The fan cowl door was open and seconds after the passengers noticed this, the door separated from the engine. The same thing happened to the other engine also. This engine, the right one, was also damaged during the fan cowl door separation and fuel started to leak. The passenger alerted the flight attendant who told the pilots. They immediately cancelled their climb and initiated a descent to return to their airport of origin. Fortunately there was no fire, the plane landed safely and the engine with the fuel leak was shut down. The passengers disembarked and took another flight 90 minutes later.

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