AeroInside Monthly Aviation Safety Review February 2023

February 2023 was a busy month in aviation safety. Please find our summary below.

All in all, 76 new articles have been published during last month. 7 accidents have occurred during that timeframe. Additionally, 69 incidents have been observed with our focus on commercial jet aviation.

Accidents (7)

Thai Smile A320 at Phuket on Feb 22nd 2023, engine failure leads to hard landing and tail strike
A Thai Smile Airbus A320-200, registration HS-TXG performing flight WE-207 from Bangkok to Phuket (Thailand), was descending towards Phuket when one…

Niugini F70 at Port Moresby on Feb 20th 2023, loss of cabin pressure
An Air Niugini Fokker 70, registration P2-ANT performing flight PX-188 from Port Moresby to Mount Hagen (Papua New Guinea) with 67 people on board,…

Eurowings Discover A332 at Windhoek on Feb 19th 2023, hard landing
An Eurowings Discover Airbus A330-200, registration D-AXGB performing flight 4Y-142 from Frankfurt/Main (Germany) to Windhoek (Namibia), landed on…

Spirit A319 at New Orleans on Feb 16th 2023, turbulence injures three cabin crew
A Spirit Airlines Airbus A319-100, registration N505NK performing flight NK-641 from Atlanta,GA to New Orleans,LA (USA), was on approach to New…

United B738 at Newark on Feb 13th 2023, bird strike
A United Boeing 737-800, registration N11206 performing flight UA-2138 from Chicago O'Hare,IL to Newark,NJ (USA), was on approach to Newark's runway…

Endeavor CRJ9 at New York on Feb 10th 2023, wing tip strike on landing
An Endeavor Canadair CRJ-900 on behalf of Delta Airlines, registration N478PX performing flight DL-4801 from Raleigh/Durham,NC to New York La…

United B38M at San Diego on Feb 7th 2023, battery fire in cabin
A United Boeing 737-8 MAX, registration N77259 performing flight UA-2664 from San Diego,CA to Newark,NJ (USA), was climbing out of San Diego's runway…

Incidents (69)

TUI Belgium B738 at Amsterdam on Feb 27th 2023, tail strike on departure
A TUI Airlines Belgium Boeing 737-800, registration OO-JAY performing flight OR-1631 from Amsterdam (Netherlands) to Las Palmas,CI (Spain), was…

Spicejet B738 at Kolkata on Feb 27th 2023, engine failure on departure, possibly uncontained
A Spicejet Boeing 737-800, registration VT-SGG performing flight SG-83 (STD Feb 26th, ATD Feb 27th) from Kolkata (India) to Bangkok (Thailand) with…

ICE B752 enroute on Feb 27th 2023, engine issue
An Icelandair Boeing 757-200, registration TF-FIK performing flight FI-454 from Keflavik (Iceland) to London Heathrow,EN (UK), was enroute at FL370…

Delta B738 at Atlanta on Feb 27th 2023, smoke indication
A Delta Airlines Boeing 737-800, registration N3735D performing flight DL-2465 from Atlanta,GA to Newark,NJ (USA) with 164 people on board, was…

Sun Country B738 at St. Petersburg on Feb 27th 2023, flaps damage
A Sun Country Airlines Boeing 737-800, registration N813SY performing flight SY-301 from Minneapolis,MN to St. Petersburg,FL (USA), performed a…

Indigo A20N at Surat on Feb 26th 2023, bird strike
An Indigo Airbus A320-200N, registration VT-IZI performing flight 6E-646 from Surat Guajarat to Delhi (India), was climbing out of Surat's runway 04…

KLM A332 at Sint Maarten on Feb 26th 2023, nose gear steering malfunction
A KLM Airbus A330-200, registration PH-AOF performing flight KL-729 from Amsterdam (Netherlands) to Sint Maarten (Sint Maarten), landed on Sint…

TAP A20N at Bissau on Feb 25th 2023, bird strike
A TAP Air Portugal Airbus A320-200N, registration CS-TVB performing flight TP-1478 from Bissau (Guinea) to Lisbon (Portugal), was climbing out of…

India Express B738 at Kozhikode on Feb 24th 2023, technical problem
An Air India Express Boeing 737-800, registration VT-AYA performing flight IX-385 from Kozhikode (India) to Dammam (Saudi Arabia) with 168 passengers…

AeroUnion A306 at San Jose on Feb 23rd 2023, tail strike on landing
An AeroUnion Airbus A300-600 freighter on behalf of Avianca Cargo, registration XA-UYR performing flight QT-4171 from Miami,FL (USA) to San Jose…

THY A21N at Istanbul on Feb 23rd 2023, engine failure
A THY Turkish Airlines Airbus A321-200N, registration TC-LSZ performing flight TK-1629 from Istanbul (Turkey) to Munich (Germany), was climbing…

India B773 near Stockholm on Feb 22nd 2023, engine shut down in flight
An Air India Boeing 777-300, registration VT-ALK performing flight AI-106 from Newark,NJ (USA) to Delhi (India) with about 330 people on board, was…

Condor A332 at Toronto on Feb 22nd 2023, rejected takeoff due to smoke on board
A Condor Airlines Airbus A330-200, registration D-AIYB performing flight DE-2403 from Toronto,ON (Canada) to Frankfurt/Main (Germany), was…

Mesa CRJ9 and Skywest E175 at Burbank on Feb 22nd 2023, loss of separation on runway
A Skywest Embraer ERJ-175 on behalf of United, registration N619UX performing flight UA-5326 from Burbank,CA to San Francisco,CA (USA), had been…

Jetblue A320 at Jacksonvill on Feb 22nd 2023, engine failure
A Jetblue Airbus A320-200, registration N535JB performing flight B6-17 from Jacksonville,FL to Fort Lauderdale,FL (USA) with 89 people on board, was…

Challenge B744 at Atlanta on Feb 20th 2023, flaps problems on departure
A Challenge Air Boeing 747-400, registration OO-ACE performing flight X7-562 from Atlanta,GA (USA) to Liege (Belgium), was climbing out of Atlanta's…

Jazz E170 at New York on Feb 20th 2023, bird strike
A Jazz Embraer ERJ-170, registration C-FJBO performing flight AC-8638 from New York La Guardia,NY (New York) to Montreal,QC (Canada) with 58 people…

India Express B738 at Trivandrum on Feb 19th 2023, nose tyre damage on landing
An Air India Express Boeing 737-800, registration VT-AXP performing flight IX-540 (dep Feb 18th) from Dubai (United Arab Emirates) to…

Saudia B789 near Paris on Feb 19th 2023, galley oven sends smoke signals
A Saudi Arabian Airlines Boeing 787-9, registration HZ-AR11 performing flight SV-112 from London Heathrow,EN (UK) to Jeddah (Saudi Arabian), was…

Spicejet DH8D at Mumbai on Feb 18th 2023, cabin did not pressurize
A Spicejet de Havilland Dash 8-400, registration VT-SQJ performing flight SG-2903 from Mumbai to Kandia (India), was climbing out of Mumbai's runway…

United B763 near Newark on Feb 18th 2023, slats disagree enroute
A United Boeing 767-300, registration N641UA performing flight UA-102 from Houston Intercontinental,TX (USA) to Munich (Germany), was enroute at…

Condor A321 at Frankfurt on Feb 18th 2023, loss of cabin pressure
A Condor Airbus A321-200, registration D-ATCG performing flight DE-1402 from Frankfurt/Main (Germany) to Las Palmas,CI (Spain), was climbing out of…

ATI B762 at Cincinnati on Feb 18th 2023, hydraulic and gear problems
An ATI Air Transport International Boeing 767-200 freighter, registration N714AX performing flight 8C-3230 from Windsor Locks,CT to Cincinnati,KY…

Luxair DH8D at London on Feb 16th 2023, rejected takeoff due to antiskid failure
A Luxair de Havilland Dash 8-400, registration LX-LQI performing flight LG-4594 from London City,EN (UK) to Luxembourg (Luxembourg), was accelerating…

Key Lime J328 at Phoenix on Feb 16th 2023, engine rolled back
A Key Lime Dornier Do-328 JET, registration N677DC performing flight KG-497 from Phoenix,AZ to Ogden,UT (USA) with 3 people on board, was climbing…

Delta B752 at Santa Ana on Feb 16th 2023, flaps problem
A Delta Airlines Boeing 757-200, registration N821DX performing flight DL-653 from Atlanta,GA to Santa Ana,CA (USA), was on approach to Santa Ana…

Swoop B738 near Atlanta on Feb 16th 2023, loss of cabin pressure
A Swoop Boeing 737-800, registration C-GXRW performing flight WO-772 from Winnipeg,MB (Canada) to Orlando Sanford,FL (USA) with 180 people on board,…

TUI B788 at London on Feb 16th 2023, could not fully retract flaps/slats
A TUI Airways Boeing 787-8, registration G-TUIC performing flight BY-20 from London Gatwick,EN (UK) to Bridgetown (Barbados), was climbing out of…

Eva B78X enroute on Feb 14th 2023, cracked windshield
An Eva Air Boeing 787-10, registration B-17801 performing flight BR-75 from Bangkok (Thailand) to Amsterdam (Netherlands) with 337 passengers and 18…

LANCO B763 at Medellin on Feb 14th 2023, hydraulic failure
A LANCO LATAM Cargo Boeing 767-300, registration N534LA performing flight L7-2811 from Miami,FL (USA) to Medellin (Colombia), was on approach to…

Europa B789 at Sao Paulo on Feb 14th 2023, strong burning smell in cabin
An Air Europa Boeing 787-9, registration EC-NGM performing flight UX-58 from Sao Paulo Guarulhos,SP (Brazil) to Madrid,SP (Spain), was enroute at…

Jazz CRJ9 enroute on Feb 13th 2023, uncommanded change in altitude and speed
A Jazz Aviation Canadair CRJ-900 on behalf of Air Canada, registration C-GCJZ performing flight AC-7746 from Vancouver,BC to Saskatoon,SK (Canada)…

SAS A20N at Rome on Feb 13th 2023, a really hot approach
A SAS Scandinavian Airlines Airbus A320-200N, registration EI-SIC performing flight SK-681 from Copenhagen (Denmark) to Rome Fiumicino (Italy), was…

Asiana A333 at Tokyo on Feb 12th 2023, oil leak
An Asiana Airbus A330-300, registration HL7740 performing flight OZ-105 from Tokyo Narita (Japan) to Seoul (South Korea) with 297 people on board,…

SAS A20N at Tromso on Feb 12th 2023, lightning strike followed by loss of thrust
A SAS Scandinavian Airlines Airbus A320-200N, registration SE-ROD performing flight SK-4434 from Oslo to Tromso (Norway), was on approach to Tromso's…

SAS A20N at Tromso on Feb 12th 2023, rejected takeoff due to difficulties with directional control
A SAS Scandinavian Airlines Airbus A320-200N, registration SE-RUC performing flight SK-4417 from Tromso to Oslo (Norway), was accelerating for…

Asia India A320 at Bangalore and Pune on Feb 12th 2023, burst tyre on departure
An AirAsia India Airbus A320-200, registration VT-NAG performing flight I5-386 from Bangalore to Pune (India), departed Bangalore's runway 09L,…

Jazz DH8D at Vancouver on Feb 12th 2023, unsafe gear
A Jazz de Havilland Dash 8-400, registration C-GGDU performing flight QK-8369 from Fort Saint John,BC to Vancouver,BC (Canada) with 66 passengers and…

France B789 near Paris on Feb 11th 2023, hydraulic problems
An Air France Boeing 787-9, registration F-HRBA performing flight AF-268 from Paris Charles de Gaulle (France) to Male (Maldives), was climbing out…

Ameri B763 at Miami on Feb 11th 2023, brakes fire on landing
An Amerijet International Boeing 767-300 freighter, registration N378CX performing flight M6-6232 from San Jose (Costa Rica) to Miami,FL (USA) with 2…

Envoy E175 at Reno on Feb 11th 2023, flaps problem
An Envoy Embraer ERJ-175, registration N244NN performing flight AA-4227 from Austin,TX to Reno,NV (USA) with 46 people on board, was descending…

Delta B763 at Edinburgh on Feb 10th 2023, engine shut down in flight
A Delta Airlines Boeing 767-300, registration N197DN performing flight DL-209 from Edinburgh,SC (UK) to New York JFK,NY (USA), was climbing out of…

Qantas E190 at Darwin on Feb 10th 2023, could not fully retract gear
A Qantas Embraer ERJ-190, registration VH-UZH performing flight QF-1960 from Darwin,NT to Alice Springs,NT (Australia), was climbing out of Darwin's…

France B789 near Paris on Feb 10th 2023, hydraulic problems
An Air France Boeing 787-9, registration F-HRBA performing flight AF-864 from Paris Charles de Gaulle (France) to Cape Town (South Africa), was…

British Airways B78X over Atlantic on Feb 10th 2023, smoke in cabin
A British Airways Boeing 787-10, registration G-ZBLG performing flight BA-238 from Boston,MA (USA) to London Heathrow,EN (UK) with 106 people on…

Jazz CRJ2 at Montreal on Feb 10th 2023, stab trim failure
A Jazz Aviation Canadair CRJ-200, registration C-GNJA performing flight QK-938/AC-8938 from Montreal,QC (Canada) to Newark,NJ (USA) with 28…

Air North B734 near Vancouver on Feb 10th 2023, loss of cabin pressure, bleed valves forgotten
An Air North Boeing 737-400, registration C-FANB performing flight 4N-452 from Vancouver,BC to Whitehorse,YT (Canada) with 102 passengers and 5 crew,…

Bluebird B734 at Paris on Feb 10th 2023, huge bangs on descent
A Bluebird Cargo Boeing 737-400, registration TF-BBL performing ferry flight MSA-9781 from Montichiari (Italy) to Paris Charles de Gaulle (France),…

Flynas A20N at Dubai on Feb 9th 2023, engine failure
A Flynas Airbus A320-200N, registration HZ-NS35 performing flight XY-508 from Dubai (United Arab Emirates) to Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) with 147 people…

KLM B772 over Mediterranean on Feb 9th 2023, cabin problems - electrical fire in oven
A KLM Boeing 777-200, registration PH-BQO performing flight KL-591 from Amsterdam (Netherlands) to Johannesburg (South Africa), was enroute at FL330…

Delta BCS3 at Salt Lake City on Feb 9th 2023, bird strike
A Delta Airlines Bombardier C-Series CS-300, registration N303DU performing flight DL-2155 from Salt Lake City,UT to Spokane,WA (USA), was climbing…

LOT B788 over Romania on Feb 8th 2023, autobrake malfunction
A LOT Polish Airlines Boeing 787-8, registration SP-LRA performing flight LO-75 from Warsaw (Poland) to Mumbai (India), was enroute at FL410 about…

Flair B38M over Gulf of Mexico on Feb 7th 2023, loss of cabin pressure
A Flair Airlines Boeing 737-8, registration C-FFEL performing flight F8-2615 from Cancun (Mexico) to Toronto,ON (Canada), was enroute at FL370 over…

United A319 at Austin on Feb 6th 2023, hydraulic failure
A United Airbus A319-100, registration N852UA performing flight UA-1784 from Houston Intercontinental,TX to Austin,TX (USA), was descending towards…

LOT B789 near Warsaw on Feb 5th 2023, anti ice system problems
A LOT Polish Airlines Boeing 787-9, registration SP-LSD performing flight LO-6287 from Warsaw (Poland) to Zanzibar (Tanzania) with 290 people on…

Southwest B738 at Saint Louis on Feb 5th 2023, bird strike
A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-800, registration N8678E performing flight WN-1260 from Saint Louis,MO to Pittsburgh,PA (USA), was climbing out of…

Indigo A20N at Amritsar on Feb 5th 2023, engine shut down in flight
An Indigo Airbus A320-200N, registration VT-ISE performing flight 6E-5926 from Amritsar to Kolkata (India) with 122 passengers and 6 crew, was…

Austrian B763 at Vienna on Feb 4th 2023, returned twice due to rudder ratio
An Austrian Airlines Boeing 767-300, registration OE-LAY performing flight OS-73 from Vienna (Austria) to Montreal,QC (Canada), was enroute at FL300…

Fedex B763 and Southwest B737 at Austin on Feb 4th 2023, loss of separation on runway resolved by go around
A Fedex Federal Express Boeing 767-300, registration N297FE performing flight FX-1432 from Memphis,TN to Austin,TX (USA), was on final for a CATIII…

United B772 near Lincoln on Feb 4th 2023, engine shut down in flight
A United Boeing 777-200, registration N779UA performing flight UA-1888 from Chicago O'Hare,IL to Las Vegas,NV (USA) with 326 people on board, was…

LOT B788 at Warsaw on Feb 4th 2023, backup ADI failed
A LOT Polish Airlines Boeing 787-8, registration SP-LRB performing flight LO-26 from Warsaw (Poland) to New York JFK,NY (USA), was enroute at FL380…

Emerald AT72 at Donegal on Feb 4th 2023, temporary runway excursion on landing
An Emerald Airlines Avions de Transport Regional ATR-72-212A on behalf of Aer Lingus, registration EI-HDK performing flight EI-3402 from Dublin to…

India Express B738 at Abu Dhabi on Feb 3rd 2023, engine fire
An Air India Express Boeing 737-800, registration VT-AYC performing flight IX-348 from Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates) to Kozhikode (India) with 184…

France A320 at Manchester on Feb 3rd 2023, smell of smoke
An Air France Airbus A320-200, registration F-HEPC performing flight AF-1269 from Manchester,EN (UK) to Paris Charles de Gaulle (France), was…

LATAM B773 near Lyon on Feb 3rd 2023, cockpit oxygen problem
A LATAM Boeing 777-300, registration PT-MUI performing flight LA-8071 from Frankfurt/Main (Germany) to Sao Paulo Guarulhos,SP (Brazil), was enroute…

Iberia A321 near Munich on Feb 2nd 2023, hot brakes indication enroute
An Iberia Airbus A321-200 on behalf of Finnair, registration EC-JGS performing flight AY-1654 from Barcelona,SP (Spain) to Helsinki (Finland), was…

Norwegian Sweden B738 at Gothenburg on Feb 2nd 2023, balls
A Norwegian Air Sweden Boeing 737-800, registration SE-RRE performing flight DY-5359 from Gothenburg (Sweden) to Alicante,SP (Spain) carrying the…

Inuit DH8C at Miramichi on Feb 2nd 2023, hydraulic problem
An Air Inuit de Havilland Dash 8-300, registration C-GRAI performing flight 3H-855 from Montreal,QC to Miramichi,NB (Canada), was on final approach…

Canada A319 at Calgary on Feb 2nd 2023, thrust reverser unlocked in flight
An Air Canada Airbus A319-100, registration C-FYJI performing flight AC-223 from Calgary,AB to Vancouver,BC (Canada) with 111 passengers and 5 crew,…

Airlines
The following airlines have been covered in aviation incidents during last month: ATI Air Transport International, Aerounion, AirAsia India, Air Canada, Air Europa, Air France, Air India, Air India Express, Air Inuit, Air Niugini, Air North, Amerijet International, Asiana Airlines, Austrian Airlines, Bluebird Cargo, British Airways, Challenge Air, Condor, Condor Airlines, Delta Airlines, Emerald Airlines, Endeavor Air, Envoy Air, Eurowings Discover, Eva Air, Fedex, Flair Airlines, Flynas, Iberia, Icelandair, Indigo Airlines, Jazz Aviation, Jetblue, KLM, LANCO LATAM Cargo, LATAM Airlines Brasil, LOT Polish Airlines, Luxair, Norwegian Air Sweden, Qantas, SAS Scandinavian Airlines, Saudi Arabian Airlines, Southwest Airlines, Spicejet, Spirit Airlines, Sun Country Airlines, Swoop Airlines, TAP Air Portugal, THY Turkish Airlines, TUI Airlines Belgium, TUI Airways, Thai Smile Airways, United

Flight numbers
Flight numbers linked to aviation incidents during last month: 3H-855, 4N-452, 4Y-142, 6E-646, 8C-3230, AA-4227, AC-223, AC-7746, AC-8638, AF-268, AF-864, AF-1269, AI-106, AY-1654, B6-17, BA-238, BR-75, BY-20, DE-1402, DE-2403, DL-209, DL-653, DL-2155, DL-2465, DL-4801, DY-5359, EI-3402, F8-2615, FI-454, FX-1432, I5-386, IX-348, IX-385, IX-540, KG-497, KL-591, KL-729, L7-2811, LA-8071, LG-4594, LO-26, LO-75, LO-6287, M6-6232, NK-641, OR-1631, OS-73, OZ-105, PX-188, QF-1960, QK-938, QK-8369, QT-4171, SG-83, SG-2903, SK-681, SK-4417, SK-4434, SV-112, SY-301, TK-1629, TP-1478, UA-102, UA-1784, UA-1888, UA-2138, UA-2664, UA-5326, UX-58, WE-207, WN-1260, WO-772, X7-562, XY-508

Aircraft types
The following aircraft types have been covered in one or more articles during last month: ATR ATR-72-200, Airbus A220-300, Airbus A300, Airbus A319, Airbus A320, Airbus A320-200N, Airbus A321, Airbus A321-Neo, Airbus A330-200, Airbus A330-300, Boeing 737-400, Boeing 737-800, Boeing 737-800MAX, Boeing 747-400, Boeing 757-200, Boeing 767-200, Boeing 767-300, Boeing 777-200, Boeing 777-300, Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner, Canadair CL-600 Regional Jet CRJ-705, Canadair Corporate Jetliner, De Havilland Dash 8 (300), De Havilland Dash 8 (400), Embraer ERJ-170, Embraer ERJ-175, Embraer ERJ-190, FAIRCHILD DORNIER 328JET, Fokker 70

Causes
The following causes have been reported: bird strike, cabin did not pressurize, could not fully retract gear, cracked windshield, engine failure, engine fire, engine shut down in flight, flaps problem, hard landing, hydraulic failure, hydraulic problems, loss of cabin pressure, smoke in cabin, tail strike on landing, unsafe gear