AeroInside Monthly Aviation Safety Review October 2023

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

All in all, 82 new articles have been published during last month. 6 accidents have occurred during that timeframe. Additionally, 76 incidents have been observed with our focus on commercial jet aviation.

Accidents (6)

BA Euroflyer A321 at London on Oct 27th 2023, fumes on board
A BA Euroflyer Airbus A321-200, registration G-EUXK performing flight BA-2646 from London Gatwick,EN (UK) to Malta (Malta), was enroute at FL330…

Qantaslink B712 at Melbourne on Oct 26th 2023, unusual odour on board
A Qantaslink/National Jet Systems Boeing 717-200, registration VH-YQT performing flight QF-1527 from Canberra,AC to Melbourne,VI (Australia), was on…

British Airways A320 enroute on Oct 19th 2023, both pilots feeling ill after odour
A British Airways Airbus A320-200, registration G-EUUF performing flight BA-1321 from Newcastle,EN to London Heathrow,EN (UK), was enroute at FL270…

British Airways A320 at Munich on Oct 12th 2023, fumes on board affect flight crew
A British Airways Airbus A320-200, registration G-EUUT performing flight BA-948 from London Heathrow,EN (UK) to Munich (Germany), was descending…

Fedex B752 at Chattanooga on Oct 4th 2023, hydraulic problem, unsafe gear, main gear up landing, runway overrun
A Fedex Federal Express Boeing 757-200 freighter, registration N977FD performing flight FX-1376 from Chattanooga,TN to Memphis,TN (USA) with 3 crew,…

Titan A21N at London on Oct 4th 2023, lost 3 windows, stabilizer damage
A Titan Airways Airbus A321-200N, registration G-OATW performing flight AWC-305Y from London Stansted,EN (UK) to Orlando,FL (USA) with 21 crew, was…

Incidents (76)

Delta BCS1 near Sacramento on Oct 30th 2023, possible engine problem
A Delta Airlines Bombardies C-Series CS-100, registration N109DU performing flight DL-2905 from San Jose,CA to Salt Lake City,UT (USA) with 114…

Airblue A21N at Islamabad on Oct 30th 2023, engine failure
An Airblue Airbus A321-200N, registration AP-BOD performing flight PA-207 from Islamabad to Karachi (Pakistan) with 236 people on board, was climbing…

Jet2 B738 near Budapest on Oct 30th 2023, first officer incapacitated
A Jet2.com Boeing 737-800, registration G-GDFP performing flight LS-1711 from Manchester,EN (UK) to Dalaman (Turkey) with 161 passengers and 6 crew,…

Jet2 B733 at Leeds on Oct 29th 2023, engine problem on departure
A Jet2.com Boeing 737-300, registration G-GDFM performing flight LS-255 from Leeds,EN (UK) to Girona,SP (Spain), was climbing out of Leeds' runway 32…

Ryanair B738 at Faro on Oct 29th 2023, burst tyre on departure
A Ryanair Boeing 737-800, registration EI-EVK performing flight FR-9561 from Faro (Portugal) to Belfast Aldergrove,NI (UK) with 189 people on board,…

France A359 near Mumbai on Oct 28th 2023, weather radar failure
An Air France Airbus A350-900, registration F-HTYG performing flight AF-182 from Paris Charles de Gaulle (France) to Singapore (Singapore), was…

Avia Traffic A320 near Samara on Oct 28th 2023, engine shut down in flight
An Avia Traffic Company Airbus A320-200, registration EX-32007 performing flight YK-884 from Moscow Domodedovo (Russia) to Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan) with…

Edelweiss A320 at Zurich on Oct 27th 2023, rejected takeoff
An Edelweiss Air Airbus A320-200, registration HB-IHY performing flight 8R-298 from Zurich (Switzerland) to Faro (Portugal), was accelerating for…

Azores A21N at Ponta Delgada on Oct 27th 2023, bird strike
An Azores Airlines Airbus A321-200N, registration CS-TSI performing flight S4-247 from Ponta Delgada (Portugal) to New York JFK,NY (USA), was…

Skywest E175 at Denver on Oct 26th 2023, bird strike
A Skywest Embraer ERJ-175 on behalf of United, registration N154SY performing flight UA-4707 from Denver,CO to Bentonville,AR (USA), was climbing out…

BAW A35K over Atlantic on Oct 25th 2023, hydraulic problems
A BAW British Airways Airbus A350-1000, registration G-XWBH performing flight BA-219 from London Heathrow,EN (UK) to Denver,CO (USA), was enroute at…

Iberia A332 over Atlantic on Oct 25th 2023, possible smoke in cabin
An Iberia Airbus A330-200, registration EC-MOY performing flight IB-6673 from Madrid,SP (Spain) to Caracas (Venezuela), was enroute at FL360 about…

Ryanair B738 at Tenerife on Oct 25th 2023, flaps problem on departure
A Ryanair Boeing 737-800, registration EI-EKW performing flight FR-1122 from Tenerife South,CI (Spain) to Birmingham,EN (UK), was climbing out of…

Tahiti AT72 near Fakarava on Oct 25th 2023, engine failure
An Air Tahiti Avions de Transport Regional ATR-72-212A, registration F-ORVV performing flight VT-832 from Nuku Hiva to Papeete (French Polynesia)…

Contour CRJ2 at Kirksville on Oct 25th 2023, runway excursion on landing
A Contour Aviation Canadair CRJ-200, registration N924CN performing flight LF-3078 from Chicago O'Hare,IL to Kirksville,MO (USA) with 7 passengers…

Sichuan A321 at Chengdu on Oct 25th 2023, bird strike
A Sichuan Airlines Airbus A321-200, registration B-8605 performing flight 3U-8899 from Chengdu to Beijing (China), was climbing out of CHengdu's…

Delta B739 at Atlanta on Oct 24th 2023, bird strike
A Delta Airlines Boeing 737-900, registration N927DZ performing flight DL-984 from San Francisco,CA to Atlanta,GA (USA), was on final approach to…

Corendon B738 at Dusseldorf on Oct 23rd 2023, autopilot failure
A Corendon Airlines Europe Boeing 737-800, registration 9H-CXF performing flight XR-4015 from Dusseldorf (Germany) to Zonguldak (Turkey), was…

United B737 near Houston on Oct 23rd 2023, electrical problems
A United Boeing 737-700, registration N24715 performing flight UA-1065 from Newark,NJ (USA) to Mexico City (Mexico), was enroute at FL380 about 170nm…

TAP A21N near Barcelona on Oct 23rd 2023, engine failure
A TAP Air Portugal Airbus A321-200N, registration CS-TJL performing flight TP-823 from Milan Malpensa (Italy) to Lisbon (Portugal), was enroute at…

Arabia Maroc A320 at Tangier on Oct 22nd 2023, runway excursion on landing
An Air Arabia Maroc Airbus A320-200, registration CN-NMI performing flight 3O-378 from Barcelona,SP (Spain) to Tangier (Morocco), landed on Tangier's…

Delta B752 near Richmond on Oct 22nd 2023, generator failure
A Delta Airlines Boeing 757-200, registration N669DN performing flight DL-1294 from Atlanta,GA to New York JFK,NY (USA), was enroute at FL370 about…

Horizon E175 near Portland on Oct 22nd 2023, credible security threat by jumpseater, tried to shut both engines down
A Horizon Airlines Embraer ERJ-175 on behalf of Alaska Airlines, registration N660QX performing flight QX-2059/AS-2059 from Everett,WA to San…

USA Jet MD88 near Lubbock on Oct 22nd 2023, smoke in cockpit
A USA Jet Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-88 freighter, registration N832US performing flight UJ-832 from El Paso,TX to Louisville,KY (USA) with 3…

Canada B772 near Baku on Oct 22nd 2023, engine shut down in flight
An Air Canada Boeing 777-200, registration C-FIVK performing flight AC-42 (dep Oct 21st) from Toronto,ON (Canada) to Delhi (India) with 316 people on…

Lauda Europe A320 near Vienna on Oct 21st 2023, failure of weather radar
A Lauda Europe Airbus A320-200 on behalf of Ryanair, registration 9H-LAX performing flight FR-168 from London Stansted,EN (UK) to Trieste (Italy),…

TUI B738 at Leeds on Oct 20th 2023, runway excursion on landing
A TUI Airways Boeing 737-800, registration G-TAWD performing flight BY3551 from Corfu (Greece) to Leeds,EN (UK), landed on Leeds' runway 14 at about…

American B738 at Washington on Oct 20th 2023, unreliable airspeed
An American Airlines Boeing 737-800, registration N840NN performing flight AA-575 from Washington National,DC to Miami,FL (USA) with 179 people on…

Dolomiti E195 at Dresden on Oct 20th 2023, bird strike
An Air Dolomiti Embraer ERJ-195, registration I-ADJX performing flight EN-8731 from Dresden to Munich (Germany), was climbing out of Dresden's runway…

Qantas B738 over Tasman Sea on Oct 19th 2023, radio failure
A Qantas Boeing 737-800, registration VH-XZF performing flight QF-142 from Auckland (New Zealand) to Sydney,NS (Australia), was enroute at FL360 over…

Cargolux B748 at Amsterdam on Oct 19th 2023, flat tyre
A Cargolux Boeing 747-8, registration LX-VCJ performing flight CV-58R from Miami,FL (USA) to Amsterdam (Netherlands), was descending towards…

China Express CRJ9 at Ulanhot on Oct 18th 2023, oxygen mask deployed on takeoff
A China Express Airlines Canadair CRJ-900, registration B-3231 performing flight G5-2810 from Ulanhot to Hohhot (China), was climbing out of Ulanhot…

Condor A332 at Mombasa on Oct 18th 2023, unsafe gear after departure
A Condor Airbus A330-200, registration D-AIYC performing flight DE-2282 from Mombasa (Kenya) to Zanzibar (Tanzania), was climbing out of Mombasa's…

TUIfly B738 at Frankfurt on Oct 18th 2023, rejected takeoff
A TUIfly Boeing 737-800, registration D-ABKM performing flight X3-4262 from Frankfurt/Main (Germany) to Rhodes (Greece), was accelerating for takeoff…

Indigo A21N at Singapore on Oct 18th 2023, luggage was not unloaded from previous flight
An Indigo Airbus A321-200N, registration VT-IMC performing flight 6E-1006 from Singapore (Singapore) to Bangalore (India), was climbing out of…

Ryanair UK B738 at Belfast on Oct 17th 2023, door indication
A Ryanair UK Boeing 737-800, registration G-RUKF performing flight RK-178 from Belfast International,NI to Edinburgh,SC (UK), was climbing out of…

Fedex B752 at Colorado Springs on Oct 17th 2023, vibrations and unsafe gear
A Fedex Federal Express Boeing 757-200, registration N930FD performing flight FX-1487 from Memphis,TN to Colorado Springs,CO (USA) with 5 crew, was…

Emirates A388 near Dubai on Oct 16th 2023, engine trouble
An Emirates Airbus A380-800, registration A6-EVF performing flight EK-412 from Dubai (United Arab Emirates) to Sydney,NS (Australia), was climbing…

France B789 near Paris on Oct 16th 2023, anti-ice system failure
An Air France Boeing 787-9, registration F-HRBF performing flight AF-814 from Paris Charles de Gaulle (France) to Nairobi (Kenya), was enroute at…

Alaska B738 at Portland on Oct 16th 2023, mistaken instruction leads to loss of separation
An Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-800, registration N508AS performing flight AS-1299 from Santa Ana,CA to Portland,OR (USA), was on final approach to…

Vueling A320 at La Coruna on Oct 15th 2023, go around due to aircraft still on the runway
A Vueling Airbus A320-200, registration EC-MGE performing flight VY-1293 from La Coruna,SP to Barcelona,SP (Spain), was cleared to line up runway 21…

Condor A320 at Hamburg on Oct 15th 2023, lightning strike
A Condor Airbus A320-200, registration D-AICG performing flight DE-154 from Hamburg (Germany) to Antalya (Turkey) with 178 people on board, was…

American B38M at Miami on Oct 15th 2023, bird striike
An American Airlines Boeing 737-8 MAX, registration N335RT performing flight AA-1400 from Miami,FL (USA) to Kingston (Jamaica) with 164 passengers…

Lufthansa A320 at Frankfurt on Oct 15th 2023, engine shut down in flight
A Lufthansa Airbus A320-200, registration D-AIZW performing flight LH-890 from Frankfurt/Main (Germany) to Riga (Latvia), was climbing out of…

Delta A321 at Detroit on Oct 14th 2023, rejected takeoff due to bird strike
A Delta Airlines Airbus A321-200, registration N352DN performing flight DL-1139 from Detroit,MI to Boston,MA (USA), was accelerating for takeoff from…

PSA CRJ9 at Philadelphia on Oct 14th 2023, rejected takeoff
A PSA Airlines Canadair CRJ-900 on behalf of American Airlines, registration N598NN performing flight AA-5583 from Philadelphia,PA to Cincinnati,KY…

Cairo A20N at Hanover on Oct 14th 2023, temporary runway excursion on landing
An Air Cairo Airbus A320-200N, registration SU-BUM performing flight SM-2934 (dep Oct 13th) from Hurghada (Egypt) to Hanover (Germany), landed on…

Airblue A320 at Islamabad on Oct 13th 2023, smoke in cockpit
An Airblue Airbus A320-200, registration AP-EDA performing flight PA-207 from Islamabad to Karachi (Pakistan), was climbing out of Islamabad's runway…

Canada B38M near Mexico City on Oct 13th 2023, cabin pressure problems and loss of cabin pressure
An Air Canada Boeing 737-8 MAX, registration C-GMEX performing flight AC-990 from Mexico City (Mexico) to Toronto,ON (Canada), was climbing out of…

Azul A20N at Sao Paulo on Oct 12th 2023, hail strike
An Azul Linhas Aereas Airbus A320-200N, registration PR-YRB performing flight AD-2784 from Sao Paulo Viracopos,SP to Curitiba,PR (Brazil), was…

Azul A20N at Sao Paulo on Oct 12th 2023, hail strike
An Azul Linhas Aereas Airbus A320-200N, registration PR-YRO performing flight AD-4011 from Ilheus,BA to Sao Paulo Viracopos,SP (Brazil), was…

TAAG B737 at Cape Town on Oct 12th 2023, hydraulic leak
A TAAG Angola Airlines Boeing 737-700, registration D2-TBJ performing flight DT-579 from Luanda (Angola) to Cape Town (South Africa), landed on Cape…

Southwest B737 at Las Vegas on Oct 12th 2023, unusual odour on board
A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700, registration N556WN performing flight WN-1685 from Las Vegas,NV to Tulsa,OK (USA), was climbing through FL180…

Edelweiss A343 near Brest on Oct 11th 2023, engine vibrations
An Edelweiss Airbus A340-300, registration HB-JMC performing flight WK-4 from Zurich (Switzerland) to Tampa,FL (USA) with 285 passengers and 11 crew,…

CAA AT72 at Bunia on Oct 11th 2023, runway excursion on landing
A CAA Compagnie Africaine Aviation Avions de Transport Regional ATR-72-212A, registration 9S-ACE performing flight BU-1844 from Isiro to Bunia (DR…

Jazz E175 near Indianapolis on Oct 10th 2023, hydraulic failure
A Jazz Embraer ERJ-175, registration C-FRQN performing flight QK-8973 from Toronto,ON (Canada) to Saint Louis,MO (USA) with 73 people on board, was…

THY A333 near Bangkok on Oct 9th 2023, loss of cabin pressure
A THY Turkish Airlines Airbus A330-300, registration TC-JOJ performing flight TK-59 from Bangkok (Thailand) to Istanbul (Turkey), was climbing…

Lufthansa Cityline CRJ9 at Katowice on Oct 9th 2023, insufficient fuel on departure
A Lufthansa Cityline Canadair CRJ-900, registration D-ACNB performing flight LH-1361 from Katowice (Poland) to Frankfurt/Main (Germany), was climbing…

Gol B737 at Rio de Janeiro on Oct 9th 2023, engine failure
A Gol Transportes Aereos Boeing 737-700, registration PR-GIH performing flight G3-1023 from Rio de Janeiro Santos Dumont,RJ to Sao Paulo Congonhas,SP…

Southwest B737 at Dallas on Oct 8th 2023, cabin pressurization problems
A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700, registration N248WN performing flight WN-1534 from Dallas Love,TX to Denver,CO (USA), was climbing out of…

Serene A332 near Karachi on Oct 8th 2023, loss of cabin pressure
A Serene Air Airbus A330-200, registration AP-BNE performing flight ER-1801 from Islamabad (Pakistan) to Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) with more than 309…

Brussels A319 at Ljubljana on Oct 8th 2023, rejected takeoff due to computer problem
A Brussels Airlines Airbus A319-100, registration OO-SSL performing flight SN-3344 from Ljubljana (Slovenia) to Brussels (Belgium), was accelerating…

Iberia A332 at San Salvador on Oct 8th 2023, bird strike
An Iberia Airbus A330-200, registration EC-MSY performing flight IB-6342 from San Salvador (Salvador) to Madrid,SP (Spain), was climbing out of San…

Ryanair B738 at Riga on Oct 8th 2023, flaps problem
A Ryanair Boeing 737-800, registration EI-EVT performing flight FR-452 from Newcastle,EN (UK) to Riga (Latvia), was on final approach to Riga's…

France A332 near Paris on Oct 8th 2023, electrical problems and multiple system failures
An Air France Airbus A330-200, registration F-GZCG performing flight AF-328 from Paris Charles de Gaulle (France) to Ottawa,ON (Canada), had just…

Ryanair B38M at Palma Mallorca on Oct 7th 2023, engine failure
A Ryanair Boeing 737-8 MAX, registration EI-IHJ performing flight FR-7185 from Palma Mallorca,SP (Spain) to Hamburg (Germany) with 201 people on…

United B752 near Gander on Oct 7th 2023, engine vibrations
A United Boeing 757-200, registration N41140 performing flight UA-317 from Newark,NJ (USA) to Dublin (Ireland), was enroute at FL370 about 210nm…

American B788 at Santiago on Oct 6th 2023, loss of cabin pressure
An American Airlines Boeing 787-8, registration N816AA performing flight AA-912 from Santiago (Chile) to Miami,FL (USA), was enroute at FL360 about…

American A319 at Phoenix on Oct 6th 2023, bird strikes cracks windshield
An American Airlines Airbus A319-100, registration N831AW performing flight AA-845 from Phoenix,AZ to El Paso,TX (USA), was climbing out of Phoenix's…

Manta DHC6 at Male on Oct 6th 2023, engine failure on short final and loss of control
A Manta Air de Havilland DHC-6-200 Twin Otter on floats, registration 8Q-RAL performing flight from Maafaru to Male (Maldives) with 5 passengers and…

Flybondi B738 at Buenos Aires on Oct 5th 2023, engine failure
A Flybondi Boeing 737-800, registration LV-KHO performing flight FO-5238 from Buenos Aires Aeroparque,BA to Bariloche,RN (Argentina), was climbing…

Frontier A20N at Philadelphia on Oct 5th 2023, nose gear did not retract
A Frontier Airlines Airbus A320-200N, registration N328FR performing flight F9-519 from Philadelphia,PA to Denver,CO (USA), was climbing out of…

Royal Maroc B738 at Marrakesh on Oct 5th 2023, runway incursion forces Ryanair climb over them
A Royal Air Maroc Boeing 737-800, registration CN-RGH performing flight AT-740 from Marrakesh (Morocco) to Paris Orly (France), was taxiing for…

Gulf A320 at Bahrain on Oct 3rd 2023, loss of cabin pressure
A Gulf Air Airbus A320-200, registration A9C-AD performing flight GF-183 from Bahrain (Bahrain) to Jeddah (Saudi Arabia), was climbing through FL320…

United B39M at Seattle on Oct 3rd 2023, tyre damage on landing
A United Boeing 737-9 MAX, registration N37507 performing flight UA-450 from Chicago O'Hare,IL to Seattle,WA (USA) with 176 passengers and 6 crew,…

Canada B773 near St. John's on Oct 2nd 2023, hydraulic system failure
An Air Canada Boeing 777-300, registration C-FIVR performing flight AC-80 from Toronto,ON (Canada) to Tel Aviv (Israel), was enroute at FL330 about…

Airlines
The following airlines have been covered in aviation incidents during last month: Air Arabia Maroc, Air Cairo, Air Canada, Air Dolomiti, Air France, Air Tahiti, Airblue, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Avia Traffic Company, Azores Airlines, Azul Linhas Aereas, BA Euroflyer, British Airways, Brussels Airlines, CAA Compagnie Africaine Aviation, Cargolux, China Express Airlines, Condor, Contour Aviation, Corendon Airlines Europe, Delta Airlines, Edelweiss Air, Emirates Airlines, Fedex, Flybondi, Frontier Airlines, Gol Transportes Aereos, Gulf Air, Horizon Air, Iberia, Indigo Airlines, Jazz Aviation, Jet2.com, Lauda Europe, Lufthansa, Lufthansa Cityline, Manta Air, PSA Airlines, Qantas, Qantaslink/National Jet Systems, Royal Air Maroc, Ryanair, Ryanair UK, Serene Air, Sichuan Airlines, Skywest Airlines, Southwest Airlines, TAAG Angola Airlines, TAP Air Portugal, THY Turkish Airlines, TUI Airways, TUIFly, Titan Airways, USA Jet Airlines, United, Vueling

Flight numbers
Flight numbers linked to aviation incidents during last month: 3O-378, 3U-8899, 6E-1006, 8R-298, AA-575, AA-845, AA-912, AA-1400, AA-5583, AC-42, AC-80, AC-990, AD-2784, AD-4011, AF-182, AF-328, AF-814, AS-1299, AT-740, AWC-305Y, BA-219, BA-948, BA-1321, BA-2646, BU-1844, BY3551, CV-58R, DE-154, DE-2282, DL-984, DL-1139, DL-1294, DL-2905, DT-579, EK-412, EN-8731, ER-1801, F9-519, FO-5238, FR-168, FR-452, FR-1122, FR-7185, FR-9561, FX-1376, FX-1487, G3-1023, G5-2810, GF-183, IB-6342, IB-6673, LF-3078, LH-890, LH-1361, LS-255, LS-1711, PA-207, QF-142, QF-1527, QK-8973, QX-2059, RK-178, S4-247, SM-2934, SN-3344, TK-59, TP-823, UA-317, UA-450, UA-1065, UA-4707, UJ-832, VT-832, VY-1293, WK-4, WN-1534, WN-1685, X3-4262, XR-4015, YK-884

Aircraft types
The following aircraft types have been covered in one or more articles during last month: ATR ATR-72-200, Airbus A220-100, Airbus A319, Airbus A320, Airbus A320-200N, Airbus A321, Airbus A321-Neo, Airbus A330-200, Airbus A330-300, Airbus A340-300, Airbus A350-900, Airbus A350-1000, Airbus A380-800, Boeing 717-200, Boeing 737-300, Boeing 737-700, Boeing 737-800, Boeing 737-800MAX, Boeing 737-900, Boeing 737-900MAX, Boeing 747-8, Boeing 757-200, Boeing 777-200, Boeing 777-300, Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, Canadair CL-600 Regional Jet CRJ-705, Canadair Corporate Jetliner, De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Embraer ERJ-175, Embraer ERJ-195, McDonnell Douglas MD-88

Causes
The following causes have been reported: bird strike, electrical problems, engine failure, engine shut down in flight, engine trouble, engine vibrations, first officer incapacitated, flaps problem, fumes on board, generator failure, hydraulic failure, hydraulic problems, lightning strike, loss of cabin pressure, rejected takeoff, rejected takeoff due to bird strike, runway excursion on landing, smoke in cockpit