AeroInside Monthly Aviation Safety Review March 2023

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

All in all, 83 new articles have been published during last month. 5 accidents have occurred during that timeframe. Additionally, 78 incidents have been observed with our focus on commercial jet aviation.

Accidents (5)

Hifly A333 over Nigeria on Mar 23rd 2023, severe turbulence causes 10 injuries
A Hifly Airbus A330-300 on behalf of TAAG Angola Airlines, registration 9H-HFA performing flight DT-652 from Luanda (Angola) to Lisbon (Portugal),…

Trigana B735 at Yahukimo on Mar 11th 2023, aircraft being shot at
A Trigana Air Boeing 737-500, registration PK-YSC performing flight IL-221 from Jayapura to Yahukimo (Indonesia) with 66 people on board, was on…

SJL E135 at Lubumbashi on Mar 3rd 2023, runway overrun on landing
A SJL Aeronautica Embraer ERJ-135, registration D2-FIA performing a flight from Kinshasa to Lubumbashi (DR Congo) with 33 people on board, landed on…

Condor A339 near Mauritius on Mar 2nd 2023, turbulence injures 20
A Condor Airbus A330-900N, registration D-ANRA performing flight DE-2314 (dep Mar 1st) from Frankfurt/Main (Germany) to Mauritius (Mauritius) with…

Edelweiss A343 at Phuket on Mar 2nd 2023, dropped slat panel
An Edelweiss Airbus A340-300, registration HB-JMD performing flight WK-50 )(dep Mar 1st) from Zurich (Switzerland) to Phuket (Thailand), performed a…

Incidents (78)

Fedex B752 at Memphis on Mar 30th 2023, bird strike cracks windshield
A Fedex Federal Express Boeing 757-200 freighter, registration N795FD performing flight FX-406 from Sacramento,CA to Memphis,TN (USA) with 2 crew,…

Briitsh Airways A320 near Zurich on Mar 29th 2023, unusual odour on board
A British Airways Airbus A320-200, registration G-EUUK performing flight BA-575 from Milan Linate (Italy) to London Heathrow,EN (UK), was climbing…

Flydubai B39M at Male on Mar 28th 2023, burst tyres on landing
A Flydubai Boeing 737-9 MAX, registration A6-FNC performing flight FZ-1569 from Dubai (United Arab Emirates) to Male (Maldives), landed on Male's…

Cathay Pacific A35K near Hong Kong on Mar 28th 2023, hydraulic failure
A Cathay Pacific Airbus A350-1000, registration B-LXJ performing flight CX-178 from Melbourne,VI (Australia) to Hong Kong (China), was descending…

United B763 at Houston on Mar 28th 2023, engine shut down in flight
A United Boeing 767-300, registration N641UA performing flight UA-129 from Houston Intercontinental,TX (USA) to Rio de Janeiro,RJ (Brazil) with 160…

Swiss A343 at Zurich on Mar 27th 2023, hydraulic failure
A Swiss International Airlines Airbus A340-300, registration HB-JMI performing flight LX-8 from Zurich (Switzerland) to Chicago O'Hare,IL (USA), was…

United B738 at Santa Barbara on Mar 27th 2023, blew tyre on landing
A United Boeing 737-800, registration N37287 performing flight UA-611 from San Francisco,CA to Santa Barbara,CA (USA), landed on Santa Barbara's…

JAL B738 near Tokyo on Mar 26th 2023, overheating wind shield heater
A JAL Japan Airlines Boeing 737-800, registration JA329J performing flight JL-439 from Tokyo Haneda to Matsuyama (Japan) with 131 people on board,…

Edelweiss A320 near Zurich on Mar 26th 2023, lightning strike
An Edelweiss Airbus A320-200, registration HB-IHY performing flight WK-220 from Zurich (Switzerland) to Sevilla,SP (Spain), was climbing out of…

TAROM B738 near Bucharest on Mar 25th 2023, captain incapacitated
A TAROM Boeing 737-800, registration YR-BGK performing flight RO-7673 from Timisoara (Romania) to Hurghada (Egypt) with 184 passengers on board, was…

Link SF34 at Canberra on Mar 25th 2023, cabin did not pressurize
A Link Airways Saab 340B on behalf of Virgin Australia, registration VH-VEZ performing flight VA-625 from Canberra,AC to Sydney,NS (Australia), was…

Jetstar A320 at Adelaide on Mar 24th 2023, hydraulic problem
A Jetstar Airbus A320-200, registration VH-VGU performing flight JQ-681 from Adelaide,SA to Hobart,TA (Australia), was enroute at FL350 about 170nm…

Singapore B744 near Hong Kong on Mar 24th 2023, fire indication
A Singapore Airlines Boeing 747-400 freighter, registration 9V-SFN performing flight SQ-7858 from Singapore (Singapore) to Shanghai Pudong (China)…

British Airways A320 near Zurich on Mar 23rd 2023, steam on the flight deck
A British Airways Airbus A320-200, registration G-EUUC performing flight BA-718 from London Heathrow,EN (UK) to Zurich (Switzerland), was descending…

El Al B738 over Mediterranean on Mar 23rd 2023, smoke in cockpit
An El Al Boeing 737-800, registration 4X-EKI performing flight LY-383 from Tel Aviv (Israel) to Rome Fiumicino (Italy), was enroute at FL360 about…

EAT Leipzig A306 at Amsterdam on Mar 23rd 2023, smoke indication
An EAT Leipzig Airbus A300-600 freighter, registration D-AEAH performing flight QY-1491 from Amsterdam (Netherlands) to Leipzig (Germany), was…

Westjet B38M near Toronto on Mar 23rd 2023, hydraulic problem and oil filter bypass, engine shut down in flight
A Westjet Boeing 737-8 MAX, registration C-FQGG performing flight WS-4201 from Toronto,ON to Calgary,AB (Canada), was levelling off at FL360 after…

Cebu Pacific A320 near Kota Kinabalu on Mar 22nd 2023, engine malfunction
A Cebu Pacific Airlines Airbus A320-200, registration RP-C4106 performing flight 5J-547 from Cebu City (Philippines) to Singapore (Singapore) with 92…

Southwest B737 near Las Vegas on Mar 22nd 2023, captain incapacitated
A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700, registration N7855A performing flight WN-6013 from Las Vegas,NV to Columbus,OH (USA), was enroute at FL370 about…

Chrono B732 at Montreal on Mar 22nd 2023, engine shut down in flight
A Chrono Jet Boeing 737-200, registration C-FYPN performing flight MB-792 from Montreal St. Hubert,QC to Iqaluit,NU (Canada) with 86 passengers and 6…

Avelo B738 at New Haven on Mar 22nd 2023, hydraulic problem
An Avelo Airlines Boeing 737-800, registration N809VL performing flight XP-346 from West Palm Beach,FL to New Haven,CT (USA) with 176 passengers and…

American B773 near Frankfurt on Mar 21st 2023, water leak
An American Airlines Boeing 777-300, registration N718AN performing flight AA-293 (dep. Mar 20th) from Delhi (India) to New York JFK,NY (USA), was…

Super A320 near Denpasar on Mar 21st 2023, loss of cabin pressure
A Super Air Jet Airbus A320-200, registration PK-SAW performing flight IU-737 from Denpasar to Jakarta (Indonesia), had just reached the top of climb…

Allegiant A320 at Bangor on Mar 20th 2023, lined up with runway edge line for departure
An Allegiant Air Airbus A320-200, registration N223NV performing flight G4-1200 from Bangor,ME to Orlando Sanford,FL (USA), had taxied onto Bangor's…

Buddha AT72 at Kathmandu on Mar 18th 2023, unreliable airspeed
A Buddha Air Avions de Transport Regional ATR-72-212A, registration 9N-AMD performing flight U4-133 from Kathmandu to Surkhet (Nepal) with 62 people…

Indigo A20N near Hyderabad on Mar 18th 2023, hail strike
An Indigo Airbus A320-200N, registration VT-ITA performing flight 6E-6594 from Ahmedabad to Hyderabad (India), was descending towards Hyderabad when…

Transat A321 near Montreal on Mar 18th 2023, first officer incapacitated
An Air Transat Airbus A321-200, registration C-GTCY performing flight TS-739 from Fort de France (Martinique) to Montreal,QC (Canada) with 191 people…

Condor B763 near Azores Islands on Mar 17th 2023, weather radar problems
A Condor Boeing 767-300, registration D-ABUB performing flight DE-3800 from Frankfurt/Main (Germany) to Pointe-a-Pitre (Guadeloupe), was enroute at…

LOT E175 at Warsaw on Mar 17th 2023, rejected takeoff due to indication
A LOT Polish Airlines Embraer ERJ-175, registration SP-LIB performing flight LO-481 from Warsaw (Poland) to Oslo (Norway), was cleared for takeoff…

Wideroe DH8D near Sandefjord on Mar 17th 2023, departed without being refueled
A Wideroe de Havilland Dash 8-400, registration LN-WDM performing flight WF-313 from Sandefjord (Norway) to Copenhagen (Denmark), departed Torp on…

Allegiant A320 at Moline on Mar 17th 2023, bird strike
An Allegiant Air Airbus A320-200, registration N276NV performing flight G4-883 from Moline,IL to Punta Gorda,FL (USA) with 182 people on board, was…

Swiss A320 at Zurich on Mar 16th 2023, rejected takeoff due to engine failure
A Swiss International Airlines Airbus A320-200, registration HB-JLP performing flight LX-560 from Zurich (Switzerland) to Nice (France), received…

Sunclass A321 at Las Palmas on Mar 16th 2023, unsafe gear enroute, helped by fighter aircraft
A Sunclass Airlines Airbus A321-200, registration OY-TCG performing flight DK-818 from Las Palmas,CI (Spain) to Sal (Cape Verde), had departed La…

Jet2 B738 near Manchester on Mar 15th 2023, cabin did not pressurize
A Jet2.com Boeing 737-800, registration G-JZBR performing flight LS-715 from Edinburgh,SC (UK) to Las Palmas,CI (Spain), was climbing out of…

Delta B752 at New York on Mar 15th 2023, slat disagree
A Delta Airlines Boeing 757-200, registration N6715C performing flight DL-624 from Mexico City (Mexico) to New York JFK,NY (USA) with 199 people on…

Delta B763 near London on Mar 14th 2023, engine problem
A Delta Airlines Boeing 767-300, registration N180DN performing flight DL-183 from Rome Fiumicino (Italy) to New York JFK,NY (USA), was step climbing…

Delta B712 at Charlotte on Mar 14th 2023, fuel leak
A Delta Airlines Boeing 717-200, registration N925AT performing flight DL-2481 from Charlotte,NC to Detroit,MI (USA), was departing runway 36C when…

Skywest CRJ9 at Salt Lake City on Mar 14th 2023, the revenge of the landing light
A Skywest Canadair CRJ-900 on behalf of Delta Airlines, registration N823SK performing flight DL-4231 from Saint George,UT to Salt Lake City,UT…

SATA DH8D at Lajes on Mar 14th 2023, rejected takeoff on ATC instruction
A SATA Air Acores de Havilland Dash 8-400, registration CS-TRE performing flight SP-407 from Lajes to Ponta Delgada (Portugal), had lined up runway…

American B738 at Washington and Jacksonville on Mar 13th 2023, engine problem
An American Airlines Boeing 737-800, registration N838NN performing flight AA-2823 from Washington National,DC to Tampa,FL (USA) with 170 people on…

Delta B764 over Atlantic on Mar 13th 2023, unreliable airspeed, TMC reset in flight and hydraulic leak
A Delta Airlines Boeing 767-400, registration N825MH performing flight DL-4 from London Heathrow,EN (UK) to New York JFK,NY (USA), was enroute at…

LOT B788 at Warsaw on Mar 12th 2023, could not retract nose gear
A LOT Polish Airlines Boeing 787-8, registration SP-LRB performing flight LO-1097 from Warsaw (Poland) to Seoul (South Korea), was climbing out of…

American A319 at Phoenix on Mar 12th 2023, engine shut down in flight
An American Airlines Airbus A319-100, registration N756US performing flight AA-2562 from Phoenix,AZ to Albuquerque,NM (USA) with 128 people on board,…

THY B738 at Erzurum on Mar 11th 2023, engine pod strike
A THY Turkish Airlines Boeing 737-800, registration TC-JFH performing flight TK-7072 from Ankara to Erzurum (Turkey), landed in Erzurum at 14:21L…

United B38M near Houston on Mar 11th 2023, captain incapacitated
A United Boeing 737-8 MAX, registration N27258 performing flight UA-2007 from Guatemala City (Guatemala) to Chicago O'Hare,IL (USA), was enroute at…

Gol B38M near Brasilia on Mar 11th 2023, engine shut down in flight
A Gol Transportes Aereos Boeing 737-8 MAX, registration PS-GPB performing flight G3-1999 from Maceio,AL to Brasilia,DF (Brazil) with 164 passengers…

Smartwings B738 at Karachi on Mar 10th 2023, engine vibrations
A Smartwings Boeing 737-800 on behalf of Flydubai, registration OK-TVX performing flight FZ-334 from Karachi (Pakistan) to Dubai (United Arab…

LATAM A320 at Cucuta on Mar 10th 2023, rejected takeoff due to bird strike
A LATAM Airlines Airbus A320-200, registration CC-BAT performing flight LA-4361 from Cucuta to Medellin (Colombia), was accelerating for takeoff from…

Nouvel A320 at Tunis on Mar 10th 2023, bird strike
A Nouvelair Airbus A320-200, registration TS-INE performing flight BJ-640 from Tunis (Tunisia) to Istanbul (Turkey), was climbing out of Tunis'…

Virgin Australia B738 at Sydney on Mar 10th 2023, hard touch down at 3G
A Virgin Australia Boeing 737-800, registration VH-YQR performing flight VA-916 from Brisbane,QL to Sydney,NS (Australia), landed on Sydney's runway…

Shree DH8D near Kathmandu on Mar 9th 2023, engine fire indication
A Shree Airlines de Havilland Dash 8-400, registration 9N-ANR performing flight S2A-821 from Kathmandu to Bhairawa (Nepal) with 78 people on board,…

Jet2 B738 at London on Mar 9th 2023, flaps problems on departure
A Jet2.com Boeing 737-800, registration G-DRTL performing flight LS-1465 from London Stansted,EN (UK) to Antalya (Turkey), was climbing out of…

Norwegian Sweden B738 near Kiruna on Mar 9th 2023, loss of cabin pressure
A Norwegian Air Sweden Boeing 737-800, registration SE-RXB performing flight DY-340 from Oslo to Bodo (Norway), was enroute at FL390 about 210nm…

Virgin Atlantic B789 near Barcelona on Mar 8th 2023, engine problem
A Virgin Atlantic Boeing 787-9, registration G-VAHH performing flight VS-450 from Johannesburg (South Africa) to London Heathrow,EN (UK), was enroute…

Baltic BCS3 at Riga on Mar 8th 2023, runway excursion on landing
An Air Baltic Bombardier C-Series CS-300, registration YL-AAP performing flight BT-694 from Paris Charles de Gaulle (France) to Riga (Latvia) with 89…

Luxair DH8D at Hamburg on Mar 8th 2023, gear problem
A Luxair de Havilland Dash 8-400, registration LX-LGE performing flight LG-9513 from Luxembourg (Luxembourg) to Hamburg (Germany), was on final…

United B739 at Newark on Mar 8th 2023, blew tyre on departure
A United Boeing 737-900, registration N61898 performing flight UA-2317 from Newark,NJ to Miami,FL (USA) with 189 people on board, departed Newark's…

Westjet B38M at New York on Mar 8th 2023, nose gear trouble
A Westjet Boeing 737-8 MAX, registration C-FHCM performing flight WS-1681 from New York JFK,NY (USA) to Calgary,AB (Canada) with 165 passengers and 6…

United B738 at Chicago on Mar 7th 2023, flaps failure
A United Boeing 737-800, registration N33284 performing flight UA-380 from Dallas,TX to Chicago O'Hare,IL (USA) with 120 people on board, was on…

Republic E175 at Washington on Mar 7th 2023, runway incursion
A Republic Airways Embraer ERJ-175 on behalf of American Airlines, registration N401YX performing flight AA-4736 from Washington National,DC to…

West Atlantic AT72 enroute on Mar 7th 2023, rudder restriction
A West Atlantic Avions de Transport Regional ATR-72-200, registration G-NPTF performing flight NPT-07B from East Midlands,EN to Belfast…

KLM B773 at Paramaribo on Mar 6th 2023, damaged a number of tyres on landing
A KLM Boeing 777-300, registration PH-BVC performing flight KL-713 from Amsterdam (Netherlands) to Paramaribo (Suriname), landed on Paramaribo*s…

United A319 at Miami on Mar 6th 2023, engine compressor stall
A United Airbus A319-100, registration N810UA performing flight UA-1702 from Miami,FL to Newark,NJ (USA) with 132 people on board, was climbing out…

Spirit A320 at Orlando on Mar 6th 2023, engine stall
A Spirit Airlines Airbus A320-200, registration N621NK performing flight NK-2078 from Orlando,FL to Baltimore,MD (USA) with 188 people on board, was…

Ryanair B738 at Eindhoven on Mar 5th 2023, tyre damage on landing
A Ryanair Boeing 737-800, registration EI-DCR performing flight FR-8282 from London Stansted,EN (UK) to Eindhoven (Netherlands) with 180 people on…

Southwest B38M at Havana on Mar 5th 2023, bird strike, engine fire
A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-8 MAX, registration N8792Q performing flight WN-3923 from Havana (Cuba) to Fort Lauderdale,FL (USA), was climbing out…

THY A332 near Istanbul on Mar 5th 2023, durian return
A THY Turkish Airlines Airbus A330-200, registration TC-LOH performing flight TK-1855 from Istanbul (Turkey) to Barcelona,SP (Spain), was already…

Envoy E175 at Houston on Mar 5th 2023, commenced takeoff without clearance
An Envoy Embraer ERJ-175 on behalf of American Airlines, registration N258NN performing flight MQ-3338/AA-3338 from Houston Hobby,TX to Dallas Ft.…

Mahan A346 near Almaty on Mar 5th 2023, engine fire indication
A Mahan Air Airbus A340-600, registration EP-MMR performing flight W5-79 from Tehran Imam Khomeini (Iran) to Beijing (China), was enroute at FL370…

Skywest E175 at Twin Falls on Mar 4th 2023, cracked windshield
A Skywest Embraer ERJ-175 on behalf of United, registration N607UX performing flight UA-5833 from Haley,ID to San Francisco,CA (USA), was enroute at…

TUI B738 near Innsbruck on Mar 4th 2023, cracked windshield
A TUI Airways Boeing 737-800, registration G-TAWX performing flight BY-2660 from Manchester,EN (UK) to Innsbruck (Austria), was enroute at FL370…

Iceland B39M at Toronto on Mar 4th 2023, tail strike on balked landing
An Icelandair Boeing 737-9 MAX, registration TF-ICA performing flight FI-603 from Keflavik (Iceland) to Toronto,ON (Canada) with 177 passengers and 6…

Transat A332 near Nassau on Mar 4th 2023, overheating cabin floor and burning odour
An Air Transat Airbus A330-200, registration C-GUBH performing flight TS-357 from Holguin (Cuba) to Montreal,QC (Canada), was reaching the top of…

VARA A320 near Adelaide on Mar 3rd 2023, first officer incapacitated
A VARA Virgin Australia Regional Airlines Airbus A320-200, registration VH-VNB performing flight VA-717 from Adelaide,SA to Perth,WA (Australia), was…

Westjet Encore DH8D near Kelowna on Mar 2nd 2023, engine shut down in flight
A Westjet Encore de Havilland Dash 8-400, registration C-GVEN performing flight WS-3252 from Kamloops,BC to Calgary,AB (Canada) with 75 people on…

Atlas B744 near Charleston on Mar 2nd 2023, equipment cooling failure
An Atlas Air Boeing 747-400 freighter on behalf of Fedex Federal Express, registration N477MC performing flight FX-251 from Memphis,TN (USA) to San…

Uni AT72 at Kinmen on Mar 2nd 2023, engine problem
A Uni Air Avions de Transport Regional ATR-72-212A, registration B-17016 performing flight B7-8912 from Kinmen to Kaohsiung (Taiwan) with 9…

Emirates A388 at Singapore on Mar 2nd 2023, runway excursion on landing
An Emirates Airbus A380-800, registration A6-EVJ performing flight EK-354 from Dubai (United Arab Emirates) to Singapore (Singapore), landed on…

Airlines
The following airlines have been covered in aviation incidents during last month: Air Baltic, Air Transat, Allegiant Air, American Airlines, Atlas Air, Avelo Airlines, British Airways, Buddha Air, Cathay Pacific, Cebu Pacific Air, Chrono Jet, Condor, Delta Airlines, EAT Leipzig, Edelweiss Air, El Al, Emirates Airlines, Envoy Air, Fedex, Flydubai, Gol Transportes Aereos, HiFly, Icelandair, Indigo Airlines, JAL Japan Airlines, Jet2.com, Jetstar Airways, KLM, LATAM Airlines Brasil, LOT Polish Airlines, Link Airways, Luxair, Mahan Air, Norwegian Air Sweden, Republic Airways, Ryanair, SATA Azores Airlines, SJL Aeronautica, Shree Airlines, Singapore Airlines, Skywest Airlines, Smartwings, Southwest Airlines, Spirit Airlines, Sunclass Airlines, Super Air Jet, Swiss International Airlines, THY Turkish Airlines, TUI Airways, Tarom, Trigana Air Service, Tunisair, Uni Air, United, VARA Virgin Australia Regional Airlines, Virgin Atlantic, Virgin Australia, West Atlantic, Westjet Airlines, Westjet Encore, Wideroe Airlines

Flight numbers
Flight numbers linked to aviation incidents during last month: 5J-547, 6E-6594, AA-293, AA-2562, AA-2823, AA-4736, B7-8912, BA-575, BA-718, BJ-640, BT-694, BY-2660, CX-178, DE-2314, DE-3800, DK-818, DL-4, DL-183, DL-624, DL-2481, DL-4231, DT-652, DY-340, EK-354, FI-603, FR-8282, FX-251, FX-406, FZ-334, FZ-1569, G3-1999, G4-883, G4-1200, IL-221, IU-737, JL-439, JQ-681, KL-713, LA-4361, LG-9513, LO-481, LO-1097, LS-715, LS-1465, LX-8, LX-560, LY-383, MB-792, MQ-3338, NK-2078, NPT-07B, QY-1491, RO-7673, S2A-821, SP-407, SQ-7858, TK-1855, TK-7072, TS-357, TS-739, U4-133, UA-129, UA-380, UA-611, UA-1702, UA-2007, UA-2317, UA-5833, VA-625, VA-717, VA-916, VS-450, W5-79, WF-313, WK-50, WK-220, WN-3923, WN-6013, WS-1681, WS-3252, WS-4201, XP-346

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 A330-200, Airbus A330-300, Airbus A330-900, Airbus A340-300, Airbus A340-600, Airbus A350-1000, Airbus A380-800, Boeing 717-200, Boeing 737-200, Boeing 737-500, Boeing 737-700, Boeing 737-800, Boeing 737-800MAX, Boeing 737-900, Boeing 737-900MAX, Boeing 747-400, Boeing 757-200, Boeing 767-300, Boeing 767-400, Boeing 777-300, Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, Canadair CL-600 Regional Jet CRJ-705, De Havilland Dash 8 (400), Embraer ERJ-135, Embraer ERJ-175, SAAB 340

Causes
The following causes have been reported: bird strike, cabin did not pressurize, captain incapacitated, cracked windshield, engine fire indication, engine problem, engine shut down in flight, engine vibrations, first officer incapacitated, fuel leak, gear problem, hydraulic failure, lightning strike, loss of cabin pressure, rejected takeoff due to bird strike, rejected takeoff due to engine failure, runway excursion on landing, runway incursion, smoke in cockpit