AeroInside Monthly Aviation Safety Review February 2024

February 2024 was a busy month in aviation safety. Please find our summary below.

All in all, 81 new articles have been published during last month. 7 accidents have occurred during that timeframe. Additionally, 74 incidents have been observed with our focus on commercial jet aviation.

Accidents (7)

Marathon E195 at Belgrade on Feb 18th 2024, overran runway on takeoff
A Marathon Embraer ERJ-195 on behalf of Air Serbia, registration OY-GDC performing flight JU-324 from Belgrade (Serbia) to Dusseldorf (Germany) with…

Delta B763 enroute on Feb 18th 2024, severe turbulence injures 5
A Delta Airlines Boeing 767-300, registration N176DZ performing flight DL-253 from New York JFK,NY (USA) to Bogota (Colombia), was enroute when the…

Wings AT72 at Dekai on Feb 17th 2024, aircraft being shot at
A Wings Air Avions de Transport Regional ATR-72-212A, registration PK-WJT performing flight IW-1646 from Jayapura to Dekai (Indonesia) with 36 people…

United B772 enroute on Feb 10th 2024, severe turbulence injures 16
A United Boeing 777-200, registration N788UA performing flight UA-1890 from Los Angeles,CA to Newark,NJ (USA), was enroute when the aircraft…

African Express MD82 at Malakal on Feb 9th 2024, touched down short of runway
An African Express Airways McDonnell Douglas MD-82, registration 5Y-AXL performing a flight from Juba to Malakal (South Sudan), touched down short of…

EAT A306 at Leipzig on Feb 9th 2024, tail strike on go around
An EAT Leipzig Airbus A300-600 freighter, registration D-AZMO performing flight QY-995 from Tel Aviv (Israel) to Leipzig (Germany), was landing on…

Avion Express A320 at Vilnius on Feb 3rd 2024, temporary runway excursion
An Avion Express Airbus A320-200, registration LY-NVL performing flight X9-8242 from Milan Bergamo (Italy) to Vilnius (Lithuania), landed on Vilnius'…

Incidents (74)

American A319 near New York on Feb 29th 2024, smoke in cabin
An American Airlines Airbus A319-100, registration N763US performing flight AA-2084 from Chicago O'Hare,IL to New York La Guardia,NY (USA), was on…

Alaska B737 at Juneau on Feb 28th 2024, bird strike
An Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-700, registration N644AS performing flight AS-61 from Seattle,WA to Juneau,AK (USA), was on approach to Juneau's runway…

American B772 over Atlantic on Feb 28th 2024, cracked windshield
An American Airlines Boeing 777-200, registration N790AN performing flight AA-94 from New York JFK,NY (USA) to Madrid,SP (Spain), was enroute at…

Flybondi B738 at Buenos Aires on Feb 28th 2024, rejected takeoff due to bird strike
A Flybondi Boeing 737-800, registration LV-KEF performing flight FO-5900 from Buenos Aires Ezeiza,BA (Argentina) to Rio de Janeiro,RJ (Brazil), was…

Delta A332 near Syracuse on Feb 27th 2024, engine running rough
A Delta Airlines Airbus A330-200, registration N861NW performing flight DL-86 from Detroit,MI (USA) to Frankfurt/Main (Germany) with 95 people on…

Breeze BCS3 at Philadelphia on Feb 27th 2024, lightning strike
A Breeze Airways Bombardier C-Series CS-300, registration N230BZ performing flight MX-8740 from Fort Myers,FL to Pittsburgh,PA (USA), was on approach…

Tanzania BCS3 near Dar-es-Salaam on Feb 24th 2024, engine malfunction
An Air Tanzania Bombardier C-Series CS-300, registration 5H-TCH performing flight TC-106 from Dar-es-Salaam to Mbeya (Tanzania) with 122 people on…

Thai Asia A320 enroute on Feb 24th 2024, battery thermal runaway
A Thai AirAsia Airbus A320-200, registration HS-ABX performing flight FD-3188 from Bangkok Don Muang to Nakhon Si Thammarat (Thailand), was enroute…

Qatar B788 and Ethiopian A359 over Somalia on Feb 24th 2024, TCAS saves the day after conflicting ATC instructions
A Qatar Airways Boeing 787-8, registration A7-BCN performing flight QR-1383 from Doha (Qatar) to Entebbe (Uganda), was enroute at FL380 in…

Ryanair B738 at Brussels on Feb 24th 2024, nose wheel fractured on landing
A Ryanair Boeing 737-800, registration EI-DYC performing flight FR-9719 from Rome Ciampino (Italy) to Brussels Charleroi (Belgium), landed on…

Delta A320 at Austin on Feb 24th 2024, bird strike
A Delta Airlines Airbus A320-200, registration N320US performing flight DL-2260 from Las Vegas,NV to Austin,TX (USA), was on approach to Austin's…

Airswift AT72 at El Nido on Feb 23rd 2024, runway excursion on landing
An Airswift Avions de Transport Regional ATR-72-212A, registration RP-C7202 performing flight T6-126 from Manila to El Nido (Philippines), landed on…

Spirit A321 at Chicago on Feb 23rd 2024, could not retract landing gear
A Spirit Airlines Airbus A321-200, registration N662NK performing flight NK-635 from Chicago O'Hare,IL to Atlanta,GA (USA) with 218 people on board,…

Vistara A20N at Srinagar on Feb 23rd 2024, bird strike
A Vistara Airbus A320-200N, registration VT-TYF performing flight UK-612 from Jammu to Srinagar (India), was on approach to Srinagar's runway 31 when…

Kalitta B744 over Atlantic on Feb 22nd 2024, fire indication followed my multiple system malfunctions
A Kalitta Boeing 747-400 freighter, registration N767CK performing flight KA-844 from Miami,FL (USA) to Amsterdam (Netherlands) with 5 crew and cargo…

Swiss B773 near Mallorca on Feb 22nd 2024, problems with air conditioning
A Swiss International Airlines Boeing 777-300, registration HB-JNB performing flight LX-7092 from Zurich (Switzerland) to Sao Paulo Guarulhos,SP…

Jet2 A21N near Faro on Feb 22nd 2024, burning odour on board
A Jet2.com Airbus A321-200N, registration G-SUNB performing flight LS-1266 from Tenerife South,CI (Spain) to Birmingham,EN (UK) with 220 people on…

LATAM Chile B789 at Sao Paulo on Feb 22nd 2024, technical problem
A LATAM Chile Boeing 787-9, registration CC-BGE performing flight LA-8058 from Sao Paulo Guarulhos,SP (Brazil) to Johannesburg (South Africa), was…

Astana A20N at Mumbai on Feb 22nd 2024, runway incursion
An Air Astana Airbus A320-200N, registration EI-KBP performing flight KC-7858 from Mumbai (India) to Almaty (Kazakhstan), was taxiing for departure…

Aeromexico B738 and Private C421 near Tapachula on Feb 21st 2024, loss of separation
An Aeromexico Boeing 737-800, registration XA-ADU performing flight AM-372 from Mexico City to Tapachula (Mexico), was descending through about FL160…

Andes B738 at Buenos Aires on Feb 21st 2024, unreliable airspeed
An Andes Lineas Aereas Boeing 737-800 on behalf of Flybondi, registration LV-HKS performing flight FO-5106 from Buenos Aires Ezeiza,BA to Iguazu,MI…

United B738 at Colorado Springs on Feb 20th 2024, burst tyre on departure
A United Boeing 737-800, registration N14250 performing flight UA-237 from Colorado Springs,CO to Denver,CO (USA), departed Colorado Springs' runway…

R'Komor F50 at Anjouan on Feb 19th 2024, burst tyre on landing, runway excursion
A R'Komor Fokker 50, registration D6-AIB performing a flight from Moroni to Anjouan (Comores), landed on Anjouan's runway when the aircraft burst the…

United B752 near Denver on Feb 19th 2024, slat damage in flight
A United Boeing 757-200, registration N57111 performing flight UA-354 from San Francisco,CA to Boston,MA (USA) with 165 people on board, was enroute…

Royal Philippines A320 near Hong Kong on Feb 19th 2024, battery thermal runaway
A Royal Air Philippines Airbus A320-200, registration RP-C9799 performing flight RW-602 from Caticlan (Philippines) to Shanghai Pudong (China), was…

Delta A319 near Toronto on Feb 19th 2024, suspected fuel leak
A Delta Airlines Airbus A319-100, registration N345NB performing flight DL-1127 from Boston,MA to Minneapolis,MN (USA), was enroute at FL360 about…

Eurowings A320 at Hamburg on Feb 18th 2024, tyre damage on landing
A Eurowings Airbus A320-200, registration D-AEWN performing flight EW-6004 from Las Palmas,CI (Spain) to Hamburg (Germany) with 168 people on board,…

Lauda Europe A320 at Tallinn on Feb 18th 2024, flap problems
A Lauda Europe Airbus A320-200 on behalf of Ryanair, registration 9H-IHL performing flight FR-2225 from London Stansted,EN (UK) to Tallinn (Estonia),…

Smartlynx Malta B38M near Stuttgart on Feb 18th 2024, cracked windshield
A Smartlynx Airlines Malta Boeing 737-8 MAX on behalf of THY Turkish Airlines, registration 9H-CHA performing flight TK-7750 from Istanbul Sabiha…

VivaAerobus A320 at Chicago on Feb 18th 2024, engine shut down in flight
A VivaAeroBus Airbus A320-200, registration XA-VAU performing flight VB-543 from Chicago O'Hare,IL (USA) to Guadalajara (Mexico) with 143 people on…

Lufthansa A321 near Madrid on Feb 17th 2024, first officer unwell
A Lufthansa Airbus A321-200, registration D-AISO performing flight LH-1140 from Frankfurt/Main (Germany) to Seville,SP (Spain), was enroute at FL350…

El Al B789 over Somalia on Feb 17th 2024, invalid communication on ATC frequency
An El Al Boeing 787-9, registration 4X-EDJ performing flight LY-88 from Phuket (Thailand) to Tel Aviv (Israel), was enroute at FL400 over Somalia…

United B764 at Washington on Feb 17th 2024, tail strike on departure
A United Boeing 767-400, registration N69059 performing flight UA-345 from Washington Dulles,DC to Honolulu,HI (USA), was departing Washington's…

Swiss B773 at Zurich on Feb 16th 2024, generator failure
A Swiss International Airlines Boeing 777-300, registration HB-JNB performing flight LX-40 from Zurich (Switzerland) to Los Angeles,CA (USA) with 214…

Avianca A320 at Barranquilla on Feb 16th 2024, engine surges on departure
An Avianca Airbus A320-200, registration N230AC performing flight AV-8545 from Barranquilla to Medellin (Colombia), was climbing out of…

Aloha Cargo B734 at Honolulu on Feb 16th 2024, flight instrument indications off
An Aloha Air Cargo Boeing 737-400 freighter, registration N405YK performing flight KH-24 from Honolulu,HI to Kahului,HI (USA), was climbing out of…

American A320 at Portland on Feb 16th 2024, engine shut down in flight due to reverser unlocked
An American Airlines Airbus A320-200, registration N119US performing flight AA-1625 from Portland,OR to Phoenix,AZ (USA) with 156 people on board,…

United B738 over Pacific on Feb 16th 2024, loss of cabin pressure
A United Boeing 737-800, registration N77510 performing flight UA-1639 from Kahului,HI to San Francisco,CA (USA), was enroute at FL340 over the…

Easyjet Europe A320 near Bilbao on Feb 15th 2024, smoke in cockpit
An Easyjet Europe Airbus A320-200, registration OE-ING performing flight U2-4592 from Lisbon (Portugal) to Paris Charles de Gaulle (France) with 141…

Sunclass A333 near Amsterdam on Feb 14th 2024, engine trouble
A Sunclass Airbus A330-300, registration OY-VKI performing flight DK-1784 from Stockholm (Sweden) to Las Palmas,CI (Spain) with 382 people on board,…

Lufthansa Cargo B772 at Frankfurt on Feb 14th 2024, brakerod separated from brakes
A Lufthansa Cargo Boeing 777-200 freighter, registration D-ALFC performing flight LH-8290 from Frankfurt/Main (Germany) to Cairo (Egypt), was…

LATAM Brasil A319 near Sao Paulo on Feb 14th 2024, cargo smoke indication
A LATAM Brasil Airbus A319-100, registration PT-TPB performing flight LA-3184 from Sao Paulo Congonhas,SP to Fortaleza,CE (Brazil), was climbing…

TUI B38M at Brussels on Feb 13th 2024, transponder malfunction
A TUI Airlines Belgium Boeing 737-8 MAX, registration OO-MAX performing flight TB-3111 from Brussels (Belgium) to Sharm el Sheikh (Egypt), was…

Aerolineas B738 near Neuquen on Feb 13th 2024, cabin pressure problems
An Aerolineas Argentina Boeing 737-800, registration LV-FRQ performing flight AR-1639 from Bariloche,RN to Buenos Aires Ezeiza,BA (Argentina), was…

Delta A333 enroute on Feb 13th 2024, friendly fallout
A Delta Airlines Airbus A330-300, registration N821NW performing flight DL-133 from Amsterdam (Netherlands) to Detroit,MI (USA), was enroute at FL340…

Easyjet Europe A320 near Toulouse on Feb 13th 2024, loss of cabin pressure
An Easyjet Europe Airbus A320-200, registration OE-IJX performing flight U2-1391 from Geneva (Switzerland) to Seville,SP (Spain), was climbing…

Srilankan A333 at Melbourne on Feb 12th 2024, smell of smoke on board
A Srilankan Airlines Airbus A330-300, registration 4R-ALQ performing flight UL-605 from Melbourne,VI (Australia) to Colombo (Sri Lanka), was climbing…

KLM B78X over Atlantic on Feb 12th 2024, toilets on strike - or not?
A KLM Boeing 787-10, registration PH-BKF performing flight KL-601 from Amsterdam (Netherlands) to Los Angeles,CA (USA), was enroute at FL320 over the…

Indigo A20N at Delhi on Feb 11th 2024, runway excursion after landing
An Indigo Airbus A320-200N, registration VT-IZN performing flight 6E-2221 from Amritsar to Delhi (India), landed on Delhi's runway 28, slowed to taxi…

American B738 at Dallas on Feb 10th 2024, overran runway on landing
An American Airlines Boeing 737-800, registration N991AN performing flight AA-1632 from Washington National,DC to Dallas Ft. Worth,TX (USA) with 99…

RAM B738 near Casablanca on Feb 10th 2024, loss of cabin pressure
A RAM Royal Air Maroc Boeing 737-800, registration CN-RGH performing flight AT-940 from Casablanca (Morocco) to Rome Fiumicino (Italy), was enroute…

Indigo A21N at Delhi on Feb 9th 2024, momentary foul odour on board
An Indigo Airbus A321-200N, registration VT-IBN performing flight 6E-449 from Delhi to Mumbai (India), was climbing out of Delhi's runway 28 when the…

Azul AT72 near Curitiba on Feb 9th 2024, engine shut down in flight
An Azul Linhas Aereas Avions de Transport Regional ATR-72-212A, registration PR-AKI performing flight AD-2661 from Ponta Grossa,PR to Sao Paulo…

One Air B744 near Amsterdam on Feb 8th 2024, two generators failed leaving no lateral navigation
A One Air Boeing 747-400 freighter, registration G-ONEE performing flight HC-211 from London Heathrow,EN (UK) to Hong Kong (China), was climbing out…

ANZ DH8C at Timaru on Feb 8th 2024, rejected takeoff
An Air New Zealand de Havilland Dash 8-300, registration ZK-NEP performing flight NZ-8190 from Timaru to Wellington (New Zealand), was accelerating…

Spirit A20N at Milwaukee on Feb 8th 2024, lightning strike
A Spirit Airlines Airbus A320-200N, registration N957NK performing flight NK-509 from Las Vegas,NV to Milwaukee,WI (USA), was on approach to…

United B737 at Chicago on Feb 8th 2024, lightning strike
A United Boeing 737-700, registration N15751 performing flight UA-555 from Jacksonville,FL to Chicago O'Hare,IL (USA), was on approach to Chicago's…

Oman B789 at Milan on Feb 8th 2024, cracked windshield
An Oman Air Boeing 787-9, registration A4O-SC performing flight WY-144 from Milan Malpensa (Italy) to Muscat (Oman), was climbing out of Malpensa's…

Alliance F70 near Brisbane on Feb 8th 2024, loss of cabin pressure
An Alliance Airlines Fokker 70, registration VH-NUY performing flight QQ-881 from Trepell,QL to Brisbane,QL (Australia) with 60 passengers and 4…

Sunwing B738 at Montreal on Feb 8th 2024, frozen altitude
A Sunwing Boeing 737-800, registration C-FJVE performing flight WG-6488 from Montreal,QC (Canada) to Varadero (Cuba) with 194 people on board, was…

Indonesia AirAsia A320 near Surabaya on Feb 8th 2024, loss of cabin pressure
An Indonesia AirAsia Airbus A320-200, registration PK-AZL performing flight QZ-810 from Jakarta to Denpasar (Indonesia), was enroute at FL350 about…

ANZ DH8C at Timaru on Feb 7th 2024, rejected takeoff results in runway overrun
An Air New Zealand Dash 8-300, registration ZK-NEF performing flight NZ-8190 from Timaru to Wellington (New Zealand), was accelerating for takeoff…

Sichuan A321 near Guangzhou on Feb 7th 2024, bleed air fault
A Sichuan Airlines Airbus A321-200, registration B-1823 performing flight 3U-8906 from Fuzhou to Chengdu (China), was enroute at 10,400 meters…

EAT A306 at Warsaw on Feb 7th 2024, tail strike on landing
An EAT Leipzig Airbus A300-600 freighter, registration D-AEAN performing flight QY-5546 from Leipzig (Germany) to Warsaw (Poland), landed on Warsaw's…

Summit RJ1H at Prince Rupert on Feb 7th 2024, runway excursion on landing
A Summit Air Avro RJ-100, registration C-FRJY performing flight SUT-8292 from Nanaimo,BC to Prince Rupert,BC (Canada) with 38 people on board, landed…

Indonesia AirAsia A320 over Gulf of Thailand on Feb 7th 2024, loss of cabin pressure
An Indonesia AirAsia Airbus A320-200, registration PK-AZL performing flight QZ-154 from Medan (Indonesia) to Bangkok Don Mueang (Thailand), was…

LATAM Brasil A319 at Sao Paulo on Feb 6th 2024, dropped main wheel
A LATAM Brasil Airbus A319-100, registration PT-TMO performing flight LA-3923 from Rio de Janeiro Santos Dumont,RJ to Sao Paulo Congonhas,SP…

JAL B788 at San Diego on Feb 6th 2024, runway incursion
A JAL Japan Airlines Boeing 787-8, registration JA836J performing flight JL-65 from San Diego,CA (USA) to Tokyo Narita (Japan), had departed Terminal…

Cargolux B744 over Atlantic on Feb 5th 2024, main cargo deck fire warning
A Cargolux Boeing 747-400 freighter, registration LX-NCL performing flight CLX-94K from Miami,FL (USA) to Amsterdam (Netherlands) with 3 crew and a…

SAS A20N over North Sea on Feb 5th 2024, loss of communication
A SAS Scandinavian Airlines Airbus A320-200N, registration EI-SIU performing flight SK-4609 from Oslo (Norway) to Manchester,EN (UK), was enroute at…

Lux DH8D near Munich on Feb 4th 2024, cracked windshield
A Luxair de Havilland Dash 8-400, registration LX-LQD performing flight LG-5682 from Ljubljana (Slovenia) to Luxembourg (Luxembourg), was enroute at…

Endeavor CRJ9 at Toronto on Feb 3rd 2024, electrical fire in cockpit
An Endeavor Air Canadair CRJ-900 on behalf of Delta Airlines, registration N320PQ performing flight DL-4826 from Toronto,ON (Canada) to New York…

Delta B753 at Minneapolis on Feb 3rd 2024, flaps problem
A Delta Airlines Boeing 757-300, registration N592NW performing flight DL-747 from Phoenix,AZ to Minneapolis,MN (USA), was on final approach to…

Skywest CRJ7 at Oklahoma on Feb 2nd 2024, lightning strike
A Skywest Canadair CRJ-700 on behalf of United, registration N794SK performing flight UA-5841 from Denver,CO to Oklahoma City,OK (USA), was on…

Airlines
The following airlines have been covered in aviation incidents during last month: Aerolineas Argentinas, Aeromexico, African Express Airways, Air Astana, Air New Zealand, AirSWIFT, Air Tanzania, Alaska Airlines, Alliance Air, Aloha Air Cargo, American Airlines, Andes Lineas Aereas, Avianca, Avion Express, Azul Linhas Aereas, Breeze Airways, Cargolux, Delta Airlines, EAT Leipzig, Easyjet Europe, El Al, Endeavor Air, Eurowings, Flybondi, Indigo Airlines, Indonesia AirAsia, JAL Japan Airlines, Jet2.com, KLM, Kalitta Air, LATAM Airlines Brasil, LATAM Airlines Chile, Lauda Europe, Lufthansa, Lufthansa Cargo, Luxair, Marathon, Oman Air, One Air, Qatar Airways, R'Komor, RAM Royal Air Maroc, Royal Air Philippines, Ryanair, SAS Scandinavian Airlines, Sichuan Airlines, Skywest Airlines, Smartlynx Malta, Spirit Airlines, Srilankan Airlines, Summit Air, Sunclass, Sunwing Airlines, Swiss International Airlines, TUI Airlines Belgium, Thai AirAsia, United, Vistara Airlines, VivaAerobus, Wings Air

Flight numbers
Flight numbers linked to aviation incidents during last month: 3U-8906, 6E-2221, AA-94, AA-1625, AA-1632, AA-2084, AD-2661, AM-372, AR-1639, AS-61, AT-940, AV-8545, CLX-94K, DK-1784, DL-86, DL-133, DL-253, DL-747, DL-1127, DL-2260, DL-4826, EW-6004, FD-3188, FO-5106, FO-5900, FR-2225, FR-9719, HC-211, IW-1646, JL-65, JU-324, KA-844, KC-7858, KH-24, KL-601, LA-3184, LA-3923, LA-8058, LG-5682, LH-1140, LH-8290, LS-1266, LX-40, LX-7092, LY-88, MX-8740, NK-509, NK-635, NZ-8190, QQ-881, QR-1383, QY-995, QY-5546, QZ-154, QZ-810, RW-602, SK-4609, SUT-8292, T6-126, TB-3111, TC-106, TK-7750, U2-1391, U2-4592, UA-237, UA-345, UA-354, UA-555, UA-1639, UA-1890, UA-5841, UK-612, UL-605, VB-543, WG-6488, WY-144, X9-8242

Aircraft types
The following aircraft types have been covered in one or more articles during last month: ATR ATR-72-200, AVRO RJ-100 Avroliner, 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 737-700, Boeing 737-800, Boeing 737-800MAX, Boeing 747-400, Boeing 757-200, Boeing 757-300, Boeing 767-300, Boeing 767-400, 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 CRJ-700, De Havilland Dash 8 (300), De Havilland Dash 8 (400), Embraer ERJ-195, Fokker 50, Fokker 70, McDonnell Douglas MD-82

Causes
The following causes have been reported: bird strike, cabin pressure problems, cargo smoke indication, could not retract landing gear, cracked windshield, engine shut down in flight, engine trouble, flaps problem, generator failure, lightning strike, loss of cabin pressure, loss of separation, overran runway on landing, rejected takeoff, rejected takeoff due to bird strike, runway excursion on landing, runway incursion, smoke in cabin, smoke in cockpit, suspected fuel leak, tail strike on landing