AeroInside Monthly Aviation Safety Review July 2021

July 2021 was a busy month in aviation safety. Please find our summary below.

All in all, 76 new articles have been published last week. Out of these, a total of 2 crashes have been reported. 5 accidents have occurred during that timeframe. Additionally, 69 incidents have been observed with our focus on commercial jet aviation.

Crashes (2)

Aliansa DC3 at Villavicencio on Jul 8th 2021, contact lost, missing aircraft collided with terrain
An Aliansa Douglas DC-3, registration HK-2820 performing a test flight from Villavicencio to Villavicencio (Colombia) with 3 crew, was climbing out…

Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky AN26 near Palana on Jul 6th 2021, missing aircraft impacted edge of coast
A Petropavlovsk-Kamchatka Aviation Antonov AN-26, registration RA-26085 performing flight PTK-251 from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky to Palana (Russia)…

Accidents (5)

Skyward DH8A at Elwak on Jul 21st 2021, main gear collapse and runway excursion on landing
A Skyward Express de Havilland Dash 8-100, registration 5Y-GRS performing a passenger flight from Nairobi Wilson to Elwak (Kenya) with 45 people on…

SILA AN28 at Bachkar on Jul 16th 2021, radar contact lost, ELT activated
A SILA Siberian Light Aviation Antonov AN-28, registration RA-28728 performing a flight from Kedrovy to Tomsk (Russia) with 15 passengers and 4 crew,…

Condor A320 at Kavala on Jul 11th 2021, could not retract landing gear
A Condor Airbus A320-200, registration D-AICP performing flight DE-1763 from Kavala (Greece) to Dusseldorf (Germany), departed Kavala's runway 23…

Transwest AT42 at Saskatoon on Jul 6th 2021, turbulence injures 2
A Transwest Avions de Transport Regional ATR-42-300, registration C-GLDE performing a flight from Buffalo Narrows,SK to Saskatoon,SK (Canada) with 7…

Trans/Rhoades B732 at Honolulu on Jul 2nd 2021, ditched about 2nm out of Honolulu
A Transair/Rhoades Aviation Boeing 737-200, registration N810TA performing flight T4-810 from Honolulu,HI to Kahului,HI (USA) with 2 crew, was…

Incidents (69)

India Express B738 over Arabian Sea on Jul 31st 2021, cracked windshield
An Air India Express Boeing 737-800, registration VT-GHC performing flight IX-1581 from Thiruvananthapuram (India) to Dammam (Saudi Arabia) with 8…

Easyjet A21N at Bristol on Jul 30th 2021, bird strike
An Easyjet Airbus A321-200N, registration G-UZMF performing flight U2-393 from Bristol,EN to Inverness,SC (UK), departed Bristol's runway 27 and was…

Wizz A321 at Vienna on Jul 29th 2021, did not retract gear
A Wizzair Airbus A321-200, registration HA-LXJ performing flight W6-2857 from Vienna (Austria) to Keflavik (Iceland), was climbing out of Vienna's…

JAL B763 at Tokyo on Jul 29th 2021, instrument problem
A JAL Japan Airlines Boeing 767-300, registration JA616J performing flight JL-6775 from Tokyo Haneda to Sapporo (Japan), departed Haneda's runway 16R…

Pobeda B738 near Ekaterinburg on Jul 29th 2021, airframe vibrations
A Pobeda Boeing 737-800, registration VP-BQG performing flight DP-310 from Krasnojarsk to Sochi (Russia), was enroute at FL340 about 120nm…

Southwest B737 near Greenville on Jul 28th 2021, engine problem
A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700, registration N7729A performing flight WN-1092 from Columbus,OH to Sarasota,FL (USA) with 61 people on board, was…

Cargolux B744 at Zhengzhou on Jul 28th 2021, engine fire indication
A Cargolux Boeing 747-400, registration LX-GCL performing flight CV-9763 from Zhengzhou (China) to Anchorage,AK (USA), was climbing through about…

Commut E145 at Lafayette on Jul 28th 2021, bird strike
A CommutAir Embraer ERJ-145 on behalf of United, registration N14180 performing flight UA-4323 from Houston Intercontinental,TX to Lafayette,LA…

Piedmont E145 at Dayton on Jul 28th 2021, bird strike
A Piedmont Embraer ERJ-145 on behalf of American Airlines, registration N633AE performing flight AA-6140 from Chicago O'Hare,IL to Dayton,OH (USA),…

Spirit A321 at Orlando on Jul 28th 2021, different fumes in cockpit
A Spirit Airlines Airbus A321-200, registration N663NK performing flight NK-336 from Orlando,FL to Detroit,MI (USA) with 208 people on board, was in…

Atlas B763 near Honolulu on Jul 27th 2021, altimeter problem
An Atlas Air Boeing 767-300 on behalf of Amazon Prime Air, registration N1327A performing flight 5Y-3813 from Kahului,HI to Ontario,CA (USA), was…

Sundair A320 at Dresden on Jul 27th 2021, bird strike
A Sundair Airbus A320-200, registration D-ANNA performing flight SR-5982 from Dresden (Germany) to Antalya (Turkey), was climbing out of Dresden's…

Skywest E175 at Seattle on Jul 27th 2021, electrical problems
A Skywest Embraer ERJ-175 on behalf of Alaska Airlines, registration N405SY performing flight AS-3466 from Palm Springs,CA to Seattle,WA (USA), was…

Belavia B738 near Moscow on Jul 26th 2021, engine shut down in flight
A Belavia Boeing 737-800, registration EW-455PA performing flight B2-9215 from Minsk (Belarus) to Antalya (Turkey) with 189 passengers and 7 crew,…

Buddha AT72 at Kathmandu on Jul 26th 2021, hydraulic failure
A Buddha Air Avions de Transport Regional ATR-72-212A, registration 9N-AMD performing flight U4-255 from Kathmandu to Dhangarhi (Nepal) with 68…

ASL Ireland B734 at Milan on Jul 26th 2021, APU fire indication
An ASL Airlines Ireland Boeing 737-400 freighter, registration EI-STM performing flight AG-624 from Catania to Milan Malpensa (Italy), was on final…

Allegiant A319 at McAllen on Jul 26th 2021, bird strike
An Allegiant Airbus A319-100, registration N307NV performing flight G4-80 from McAllen,TX to Las Vegas,NV (USA), was climbing out of McAllen's runway…

Allegiant A319 at Syracuse on Jul 25th 2021, bird strike
An Allegiant Airbus A319-100, registration N315NV performing flight G4-2203 from Orlando Sanford,FL to Syracuse,NY (USA), was on approach to…

Alaska B737 near Vancouver on Jul 25th 2021, loss of cabin pressure
An Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-700, registration N627AS performing freight flight AS-7004 from Seattle,WA to Ketchikan,AK (USA) with 2 crew, was…

Peace B735 at Ilorin on Jul 24th 2021, burst nose gear tyre on landing
An Air Peace Boeing 737-500, registration 5N-BQR performing flight P4-7111 from Abuja to Ilorin (Nigeria), landed on Ilorin's runway 05 but burst…

Easyjet Europe A320 at Porto and Lisbon on Jul 23rd 2021, burst tyre
An Easyjet Europe Airbus A320-200, registration OE-IJV performing positioning flight U2-9044 from Porto to Lisbon (Portugal), departed Porto's runway…

Azul E195 near Viracopos on Jul 23rd 2021, door open indication enroute
An Azul Linhas Aereas Embraer ERJ-195, registration PR-AUO performing flight AD-2800 from Belo Horizonte,MG to Sao Paulo Viracopos,SP (Brazil) with…

Austrian E195 at Nuremberg on Jul 22nd 2021, bird strike
An Austrian Airlines Embraer ERJ-195, registration OE-LWQ performing flight OS-213 from Vienna (Austria) to Nuremberg (Germany), was on approach to…

Allegiant A320 at St. Petersburg on Jul 21st 2021, bird strike
An Allegiant Airbus A320-200, registration N246NV performing flight G4-994 from St. Petersburg,FL to Plattsburgh,NY (USA) with 157 people on board,…

Cargojet B763 near Calgary on Jul 21st 2021, multiple systems failed
A Cargojet Airways Boeing 767-300, registration C-GAAJ performing flight W8-567 from Winnipeg,MB to Vancouver,BC (Canada) with 2 crew, was enroute at…

Red Wings A320 near St. Petersburg on Jul 21st 2021, two generators failed
A Red Wings Airbus A320-200, registration VP-BWX performing flight WZ-647 from St. Petersburg to Krasnodar (Russia), had just levelled off at FL330…

THY A321 at Tunis on Jul 20th 2021, engine malfunction
A THY Turkish Airlines Airbus A321-200, registration TC-JSS performing flight TK-664 from Tunis (Tunisia) to Istanbul (Turkey), was climbing out of…

UPS B748 at Hong Kong on Jul 20th 2021, engine fire
A UPS United Parcel Service Boeing 747-8, registration N624UP performing flight 5X-3 from Hong Kong (China) to Dubai (United Arab Emirates), was…

Jetblue A320 at Seattle on Jul 20th 2021, could not retract landing gear
A Jetblue Airbus A320-200, registration N556JB performing flight B6-414 (sched. dep. Jul 19th) from Seattle,WA to Fort Lauderdale,FL (USA), was…

Skywest CRJ9 at Minneapolis on Jul 19th 2021, rejected takeoff due to reverser indication
A Skywest Canadair CRJ-900 on behalf of Delta Airlines, registration N820SK performing flight DL-3678 from Minneapolis,MN to Houston…

Korean B744 at Ho Chi Minh City on Jul 18th 2021, could not retract landing gear
A Korean Air Cargo Boeing 747-400 freighter, registration HL7601 performing flight KE-351 from Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam) to Bangkok (Thailand), was…

American A319 at New York on Jul 17th 2021, hydraulic issues
An American Airlines Airbus A319-100, registration N703UW performing flight AA-1121 from Washington National,DC to New York La Guardia,NY (USA), was…

American A320 at Pittsburgh on Jul 17th 2021, both bleed air systems not working
An American Airlines Airbus A320-200, registration N125UW performing flight AA-762 from Pittsburgh,PA to Dallas Ft. Worth,TX (USA), was climbing out…

Cargojet B763 at Vancouver on Jul 16th 2021, autopilot and stabilizer playing up
A Cargojet Airways Boeing 767-300 freighter, registration C-GAZF performing flight W8-2384 from Vancouver,BC to Hamilton,ON (Canada) with 2 crew, was…

S7 A321 near Moscow on Jul 13th 2021, indication of loss of cabin pressure
A S7 Sibir Airlines Airbus A321-200, registration VQ-BFQ performing flight S7-2571 from Moscow Domodedovo to Novy Urengoy (Russia), had just levelled…

Voyageur DH8A near Toronto on Jul 13th 2021, engine shut down in flight
A Voyageur Airways de Havilland Dash 8-100, registration C-GKON performing flight VC-103 from Hamilton,ON to Montreal Mirabel,QC (Canada) with 4…

Emirates B773 at Milan on Jul 13th 2021, hail strike
An Emirates Boeing 777-300, registration A6-ECF performing flight EK-205 from Milan Malpensa (Italy) to New York JFK,NY (USA), was climbing out of…

PSA CRJ7 at Charlotte on Jul 13th 2021, cabin did not pressurize
A PSA Airlines Canadair CRJ-700 on behalf of American Airlines, registration N508AE performing flight AA-5152 from Charlotte,NC to Westchester,NY…

Sunstate DH8D at Sydney on Jul 12th 2021, crew did not retract landing gear
A Sunstate Airlines de Havilland Dash 8-400 on behalf of Qantas, registration VH-QOY performing flight QF-2213 from Sydney,NS to Albury,NS…

Brussels A333 near Bordeaux on Jul 11th 2021, hydraulic failure
A Brussels Airlines Airbus A330-300, registration OO-SFG performing flgiht SN-241 from Brussels (Belgium) to Freetown (Sierra Leone), was enroute at…

S7 A20N at Gelendzik on Jul 11th 2021, gear problem on departure
A S7 Sibir Airlines Airbus A320-200N, registration VP-BSR performing flight S7-2098 from Gelendzik to Moscow Domodedovo (Russia) with 161 passengers…

Baltic BCS3 at Copenhagen on Jul 11th 2021, both engines shut down automatically on touch down
An Air Baltic Bombardier C-Series CS-300, registration YL-AAQ performing flight BT-139 from Riga (Latvia) to Copenhagen (Denmark), landed on…

Jetblue A321 at Newark on Jul 11th 2021, fire on landing
A Jetblue Airbus A321-200, registration N981JT performing flight B6-482 (dep Jul 10th) from San Francisco,CA to Newark,NJ (USA), landed on Newark's…

North Star AT72 near Pickle Lake on Jul 11th 2021, engine shut down in flight
A North Star Air Avions de Transport Regional ATR-72-212A, registration C-FNIJ performing flight BF-104 from Kashechewan,ON to Pickle Lake,ON…

UPS MD11 at Louisville on Jul 10th 2021, burst tyre on landing
A UPS United Parcel Service McDonnell Douglas MD-11 freighter, registration N263UP performing flight 5X-1171 from Harrisburg,PA to Louisville,KY…

KLM B773 near Palma Mallorca on Jul 10th 2021, cargo smoke indication
A KLM Boeing 777-300, registration PH-BVB performing flight KL-589 from Amsterdam (Netherlands) to Accra (Ghana), was enroute at FL330 about 200nm…

American A319 near Memphis on Jul 10th 2021, smoke in the cockpit
An American Airlines Airbus A319-100, registration N817AW performing flight AA-2910 from Dallas Ft. Worth,TX to Bangor,ME (USA), was enroute at FL370…

Binter AT72 enroute on Jul 9th 2021, engine shut down in flight
A Binter Canarias Avions de Transport Regional ATR-72-212A, registration EC-NGF performing flight NT-212 from Las Palmas,CI to Fuerteventura,CI…

British Airways A20N near London on Jul 9th 2021, hydraulic fault
A British Airways Airbus A320-200N, registration G-TTNF performing flight BA-621 from Larnaca (Cyprus) to London Heathrow,EN (UK), was descending…

UPS B763 at Helsinki on Jul 9th 2021, rejected takeoff twice due to takeoff configuration warning
A UPS United Parcel Service Boeing 767-300 freighter, registration N392UP performing flight 5X-291 from Helsinki (Finland) to Cologne (Germany), was…

Transavia B738 near Amsterdam on Jul 9th 2021, problems with electrical trim
A Transavia Boeing 737-800, registration PH-HZJ performing flight HV-6307 from Amsterdam (Netherlands) to Beirut (Lebanon), was climbing through…

United B763 at Honolulu on Jul 9th 2021, engine failure
A United Boeing 767-300, registration N665UA performing flight UA-396 from Honolulu,HI to San Francisco,CA (USA) with 177 people on board, was…

Brussels A319 at Brussels on Jul 8th 2021, bird strike
A Brussels Airlines Airbus A319-100, registration OO-SSN performing flight SN-3215 from Brussels (Belgium) to Milan Malpensa (Italy) with 141 people…

KLM B737 at Amsterdam on Jul 8th 2021, electrical rubber smell in cockpit
A KLM Boeing 737-700, registration PH-BGL performing flight KL-1358 from Prague (Czech Republic) to Amsterdam (Netherlands) with 83 people on board,…

American A319 near Los Angeles on Jul 7th 2021, engine shut down in flight
An American Airlines Airbus A319-100, registration N763US performing flight AA-761 from San Jose,CA to Phoenix,AZ (USA), was climbing through FL330…

European Charter MD82 near Sofia on Jul 7th 2021, engine shut down in flight
A European Air Charter McDonnell Douglas MD-82, registration LZ-LDJ performing flight 1T-8339 from Heraklion (Greece) to Linz (Austria) with 103…

Baltic BCS3 at Manchester on Jul 7th 2021, bird strike
An Air Baltic Bombardier C-Series CS-300, registration YL-CSL performing flight BT-671 from Riga (Latvia) to Manchester,EN (UK), departed Riga's…

Perimeter DH8A near Winnipeg on Jul 7th 2021, cargo smoke indication
A Perimeter Aviation de Havilland Dash 8-100, registration C-GRGI performing flight JV-107 from Winnipeg,MB to Island Lake,MB (Canada), was enroute…

Cargolux B748 at Glasgow on Jul 7th 2021, teaches asphalt to fly
A Cargolux Boeing 747-8, registration LX-VCM performing flight CV-7723 from Glasgow Prestwick,SC (UK) to Los Angeles,CA (USA), was accelerating the…

TUI Nederland B38M at Groningen on Jul 5th 2021, rejected takeoff due to windshear alert
A TUI Nederland Airlines Boeing 737-8 MAX, registration PH-TFN performing flight OR-607 from Groningen (Netherlands) to Las Palmas,CI (Spain), had…

Silk Way B744 at Hong Kong on Jul 4th 2021, rejected takeoff due to engine failure
A Silk Way Boeing 747-400 freighter, registration VP-BCV performing flight 7L-648 from Hong Kong (China) to Baku (Azerbaijan), was accelerating for…

AZAL A319 at Baku on Jul 4th 2021, cabin did not pressurize
An AZAL Azerbaijan Airlines Airbus A319-100, registration 4K-AZ04 performing flight J2-2251 from Baku to Nakchichevan (Azerbaijan) with 122…

Gol B737 at Sao Paulo on Jul 4th 2021, engine EGT exceedance
A Gol Transportes Aereos Boeing 737-700, registration PR-GOW performing flight G3-1268 from Sao Paulo Guarulhos,SP to Navegantes,SC (Brazil) with 101…

American A320 at Milwaukee on Jul 4th 2021, engine shut down in flight
An American Airlines Airbus A320-200, registration N662AW performing flight AA-464 from Milwaukee,WI to Phoenix,AZ (USA) with 73 people on board, was…

Logan AT72 at Manchester on Jul 4th 2021, lightning strike
A Loganair Avions de Transport Regional ATR-72-212A, registration G-FBXA performing flight LM-26 from Newquay,EN to Manchester,EN (UK), completed a…

France B773 at Mexico City on Jul 4th 2021, hard landing
An Air France Boeing 777-300, registration F-GSQI performing flight AF-178 from Paris Charles de Gaulle (France) to Mexico City (Mexico), landed hard…

S7 A320 near Chelyabinsk on Jul 3rd 2021, hail strike
A S7 Sibir Airlines Airbus A320-200, registration VP-BOL performing flight S7-1146 from Chelyabinsk to Moscow Domodedovo (Russia), was climbing out…

American A321 at Chicago on Jul 2nd 2021, gear doors did not close
An American Airlines Airbus A321-200, registration N169UW performing flight AA-2223 from Dallas Ft. Worth,TX to Chicago O'Hare,IL (USA) with 187…

Easyjet Switzerland A320 at Geneva on Jul 2nd 2021, rejected takeoff due to runway incursion, near collision with Learjet
An Easyjet Switzerland Airbus A320-200, registration HB-JXI performing flight U2-1433 from Geneva (Switzerland) to Malaga,SP (Spain), was clear for…

Airlines
The following airlines have been covered during the last weeks aviation incidents: ASL Airlines Ireland, AZAL Azerbaijan Airlines, Air France, Air India Express, Air Peace, Alaska Airlines, Aliansa, Allegiant Air, American Airlines, Atlas Air, Austrian Airlines, Azul Linhas Aereas, Belavia, Binter Canarias, British Airways, Brussels Airlines, Buddha Air, CargoLogicAir, Cargolux, Commutair, Condor, Easyjet, Easyjet Europe, Easyjet Switzerland, Emirates Airlines, European Air Charter, Gol Transportes Aereos, JAL Japan Airlines, Jetblue, KLM, Korean Air Cargo, Loganair, North Star Air, PSA Airlines, Perimeter Aviation, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatka Aviation, Piedmont Airlines, Pobeda Airlines, Red Wings, S7 Airlines, SILA Siberian Light Aviation, Silk Way West Airlines, Skyward Express, Skywest Airlines, Southwest Airlines, Spirit Airlines, Sundair, Sunstate Airlines, THY Turkish Airlines, TUI Airlines Nederland, Transair, Transavia Airlines, Transwest, UPS, United, Voyageur Airways, Wizz Air

Flight numbers
Flight numbers linked to last weeks aviation incidents: 1T-8339, 5X-3, 5X-291, 5X-1171, 5Y-3813, 7L-648, AA-464, AA-761, AA-762, AA-1121, AA-2223, AA-2910, AA-5152, AA-6140, AD-2800, AF-178, AG-624, AS-3466, B2-9215, B6-414, B6-482, BA-621, BF-104, BT-139, BT-671, CV-7723, CV-9763, DE-1763, DL-3678, DP-310, EK-205, G3-1268, G4-80, G4-994, G4-2203, HV-6307, IX-1581, J2-2251, JL-6775, JV-107, KE-351, KL-589, KL-1358, LM-26, NK-336, NT-212, OR-607, OS-213, P4-7111, PTK-251, QF-2213, S7-1146, S7-2098, S7-2571, SN-3215, SR-5982, T4-810, TK-664, U2-393, U2-1433, U4-255, UA-396, UA-4323, VC-103, W6-2857, W8-567, W8-2384, WN-1092, WZ-647

Aircraft types
The following aircraft types have been covered in one or more articles during the last week: ATR ATR-42, ATR ATR-72-200, Airbus A220-300, Airbus A319, Airbus A320, Airbus A320-200N, Airbus A321, Airbus A321-Neo, Airbus A330-300, Antonov An-26, Antonov An-28, Boeing 737-200, Boeing 737-400, Boeing 737-500, Boeing 737-700, Boeing 737-800, Boeing 737-800MAX, Boeing 747-8, Boeing 747-400, Boeing 767-300, Boeing 777-300, Canadair CL-600 Regional Jet CRJ-705, Canadair CRJ-700, DOUGLAS DC-3, De Havilland Dash 8 (100), De Havilland Dash 8 (400), Embraer ERJ-145, Embraer ERJ-175, Embraer ERJ-195, McDonnell Douglas MD-11, McDonnell Douglas MD-82

Causes
The following causes have been reported: bird strike, burst tyre on landing, cabin did not pressurize, cargo smoke indication, could not retract landing gear, cracked windshield, electrical problems, engine failure, engine fire, engine fire indication, engine problem, engine shut down in flight, hard landing, hydraulic failure, hydraulic fault, lightning strike, loss of cabin pressure, rejected takeoff due to engine failure