AeroInside Monthly Aviation Safety Review October 2024

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

All in all, 82 new articles have been published during last month. Out of these, a total of 1 crash has been reported. 7 accidents have occurred during that timeframe. Additionally, 74 incidents have been observed with our focus on commercial jet aviation.

Crashes (1)

unknown IL76 at Malha on Oct 21st 2024, aircraft shot down
An unknown Ilyushin IL-76 freighter, registration ST-JAN performing a freight flight from Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan) to Amdjarass (Chad) with 5 crew, was…

Accidents (7)

Lion A333 at Madinah on Oct 29th 2024, passenger fell off stairs
A Lion Air Airbus A330-300, registration PK-LEH performing flight JT-74 from Surabaya (Indonesia) to Madinah (Saudi Arabia), had safely landed in…

UPS A306 at Louisville on Oct 29th 2024, tail strike on landing
A UPS United Parcel Service Airbus A300-600 freighter, registration N162UP performing flight 5X-2909 from Ontario,CA to Louisville,KY (USA) with 2…

United A319 at Newark on Oct 24th 2024, bird strike
A United Airbus A319-100, registration N834UA performing flight UA-2053 from Newark,NJ to Dallas Ft. Worth,TX (USA), was climbing out of Newark's…

Flair B38M at Toronto on Oct 24th 2024, bird strike injures captain
A Flair Airlines Boeing 737-8 MAX, registration C-FLKO performing flight F8-641 from Toronto,ON to Winnipeg,MB (Canada), was climbing out of…

China Southern B789 at Guangzhou on Oct 21st 2024, tail strike on landing
A China Southern Airlines Boeing 787-9, registration B-1243 performing flight CZ-3534 from Shanghai Hongqiao to Guangzhou (China), landed on…

THY A21N at Dublin on Oct 18th 2024, tail strike on landing
A THY Turkish Airlines Airbus A321-200N, registration TC-LTL performing flight TK-1975 from Istanbul (Turkey) to Dublin (Ireland), landed on Dublin's…

Alliance AT72 at Bhubaneswar on Oct 8th 2024, "mowed" approach lights, touch down before threshold, tail strike
An Alliance Air Avions de Transport Regional ATR-72-212A, registration VT-RKF performing flight 9I-746 from Rourkela to Bhubaneswar (India), was on…

Incidents (74)

Ryanair B738 over Celtic Sea on Oct 31st 2024, cabin pressure problems
A Ryanair Boeing 737-800, registration EI-EBD performing flight FR-10 from Dublin (Ireland) to Madrid,SP (Spain), was enroute at FL370 over the…

Starlux A21N at Taipei on Oct 31st 2024, wing tip strike on bounced landing
A Starlux Airbus A321-200N, registration B-58206 performing flight JX-871 from Okinawa (Japan) to Taipei (Taiwan), had entered a hold due to weather…

Delta A321 at Fort Lauderdale on Oct 29th 2024, fumes in cockpit
A Delta Airlines Airbus A321-200, registration N114DN performing flight DL-2133 from Fort Lauderdale,FL to New York La Guardia,NY (USA), was climbing…

Jet2 B738 at Antalya on Oct 29th 2024, engine shut down in flight
A Jet2.com Boeing 737-800, registration G-DRTW performing flight LS-1702 from Antalya (Turkey) to Manchester,EN (UK), was climbing out of Antalya's…

Delta A333 at Las Vegas on Oct 28th 2024, rejected takeoff due to engine fire
A Delta Airlines Airbus A330-300, registration N805NW performing flight DL-777 from Las Vegas,NV to Atlanta,GA (USA) with 272 people on board, was…

KLM B739 at Amsterdam on Oct 28th 2024, smoke on board
A KLM Boeing 737-900, registration PH-BXO performing flight KL-1511 from Amsterdam (Netherlands) to Barcelona,SP (Spain), was climbing out of…

Dolomiti E195 near Verona on Oct 28th 2024, smoke on board
An Air Dolomiti Embraer ERJ-195, registration I-ADJO performing flight EN-8855 from Florence (Italy) to Frankfurt/Main (Germany), was enroute at…

United B739 at Newark on Oct 28th 2024, bird strike
A United Boeing 737-900, registration N75425 performing flight UA-327 from San Diego,CA to Newark,NJ (USA), was on final approach to Newark's runway…

Singapore B773 near Taipei on Oct 27th 2024, cracked windshield
A Singapore Airlines Boeing 777-300, registration 9V-SWI performing flight SQ-636 from Singapore (Singapore) to Tokyo Haneda (Japan) with 249…

Delta A332 and Jetblue BCS3 at Boston on Oct 27th 2024, loss of separation on runway, go around
A Delta Airlines Airbus A330-200, registration N855NW performing flight DL-59 from London Heathrow,EN (UK) to Boston,MA (USA), was on final approach…

Serene B738 near Karachi on Oct 25th 2024, engine problem
A Serene Air Boeing 737-800, registration AP-BNA performing flight ER-522 from Karachi to Lahore (Pakistan) with about 180 people on board, was…

Jazz CRJ9 enroute on Oct 25th 2024, unreliable airspeed, stick shaker, stall fail
A Jazz Canadair CRJ-900, registration C-FCJZ performing flight QK-721 from Toronto,ON (Canada) to Minneapolis,MN (USA), was enroute at FFL360 about…

Delta B739 at Sacramento on Oct 24th 2024, engine issues
A Delta Airlines Boeing 737-900, registration N818DA performing flight DL-2229 from Sacramento,CA to Minneapolis,MN (USA), was climbing out of…

UPS MD11 at Chicago on Oct 24th 2024, unreliable airspeed, systems coming and going
A UPS United Parcel Service McDonnell Douglas MD-11 freighter, registration N251UP performing flight 5X-753 from Dallas Ft. Worth,TX to Chicago…

Wideroe DH8D at Trondheim on Oct 24th 2024, unsafe gear on arrival
A Wideroe de Havilland Dash 8-400, registration LN-WDR performing flight WF-1364 from Bergen to Trondheim (Norway), was on approach to Trondheim when…

UPS B763 near Spokane on Oct 23rd 2024, cargo fire indication
A UPS United Parcel Service Boeing 767-300 freighter, registration N396UP performing flight 5X-2993 from Spokane,WA to Louisville,KY (USA) with 2…

American A319 near Columbus on Oct 23rd 2024, engine stall
An American Airlines Airbus A319-100, registration N9010R performing flight AA-1594 from Chicago O'Hare,IL to Pittsburgh,PA (USA) with 122 people on…

American A319 at Portland on Oct 23rd 2024, engine fire indication
An American Airlines Airbus A319-100, registration N704US performing flight AA-1087 from Portland,ME to Philadelphia,PA (USA) with 116 people on…

American B773 over Pacific on Oct 23rd 2024, loss of cabin pressure
An American Airlines Boeing 777-300, registration N725AN performing flight AA-73 from Los Angeles,CA (USA) to Sydney,NS (Australia), initially…

Sial A320 at Lahore on Oct 22nd 2024, bird strike
An Air Sial Airbus A320-200, registration AP-BOC performing flight PF-142 from Lahore to Karachi (Pakistan), was climbing out of Lahore's runway 36R…

ABX B763 at Fort Worth on Oct 22nd 2024, flaps problem
An ABX Air Boeing 767-300 freighter on behalf of Amazon Prime Air, registration N1427A performing flight GB-3125 from Ontario,CA to Fort Worth,TX…

Afriqiyah A320 near Tobruk on Oct 22nd 2024, smoke in cabin
An Afriqiyah Airbus A320-200, registration 5A-ONO performing flight 8U-436 from Tripoli Mitiga (Libya) to Alexandria (Egypt), was enroute at FL350…

Lufthansa A321 at Hamburg on Oct 21st 2024, rejected takeoff due to crossing aircraft
A Lufthansa Airbus A321-100, registration D-AIRY performing flight LH-2079 from Hamburg to Munich (Germany), was accelerating for takeoff from…

Network Australia F100 near Geraldton on Oct 21st 2024, mechanical issue with autoflight system
A Network Aviation Australia Fokker 100 on behalf of Qantas, registration VH-NHZ performing flight QF-1624 from Perth,WA to Paraburdoo,WA…

ANA Wings DH8D near Osaka on Oct 21st 2024, cracked windshield
An ANA Wings de Havilland Dash 8-400, registration JA841A performing flight NH-551 from Osaka Itami to Kagoshima (Japan) with 62 passengers and 4…

Ryanair B738 and Binter E295 at Tenerife on Oct 21st 2024, loss of separation on takeoff/go around
A Ryanair Boeing 737-800, registration EI-DYD performing flight FR-4199 from Madrid,SP to Tenerife North,CI (Spain) with 182 passengers and 6 crew,…

Alaska B39M at Portland on Oct 20th 2024, bird strike
An Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-9 MAX, registration N968AK performing flight AS-300 from Portland,OR to Orlando,FL (USA) with 174 people on board, was…

Wizz A21N at Bucharest on Oct 20th 2024, hydraulic failure
A Wizz Air Airbus A321-200N, registration HA-LVD performing flight W4-3212 from Billund (Denmark) to Bucharest Otopeni (Romania), was descending…

Korean B789 at Da Nang on Oct 20th 2024, bird strike
A Korean Airlines Boeing 787-9, registration HL8081 performing flight KE-461 from Seoul (South Korea) to Da Nang (Vietnam), landed on Da Nang's…

JSX E145 at Denver on Oct 20th 2024, smoke in cockpit
A JSX Embraer ERJ-145, registration N922JX performing flight XE-550 from Denver Rocky Mountain,CO to Burbank,CA (USA), was climbing out of Rocky…

Easyjet Europe A320 at Southend on Oct 19th 2024, bird strike
An Easyjet Europe Airbus A320-200, registration OE-IVT performing flight U2-7008 from Southend,EN (UK) to Malaga,SP (Spain), was climbing out of…

Delta B763 at Dakar on Oct 19th 2024, rejected takeoff due to technical incident
A Delta Airlines Boeing 767-300, registration N199DN performing flight DL-217 from Dakar (Senegal) to New York JFK,NY (USA) with 216 people on board,…

Lufthansa A319 at Salzburg on Oct 19th 2024, bird strike causes unreliable airspeed
A Lufthansa Airbus A319-100, registration D-AIBA performing flight LH-1108 from Frankfurt/Main (Germany) to Salzburg (Austria), was on final ILS…

Norwegian B738 near London on Oct 18th 2024, engine problem
A Norwegian Air Sweden Boeing 737-800, registration SE-RRO performing flight D8-4903 from London Gatwick,EN (UK) to Gothenburg (Sweden), was climbing…

American B738 at Raleigh/Durham on Oct 18th 2024, cargo door open indication
An American Airlines Boeing 737-800, registration N804NN performing flight AA-1460 from Raleigh/Durham,NC to Chicago O'Hare,IL (USA), was climbing…

Shenzhen A20N at Shijiazhuang on Oct 18th 2024, smoke in cabin
A Shenzhen Airlines Airbus A320-200N, registration B-30FP performing flight ZH-9138 from Shijiazhuang to Shenzhen (China), was climbing out of…

JSX E145 at Dallas on Oct 17th 2024, emergency return
A JSX Embraer ERJ-145, registration N922JX performing flight XE-1065 from Dallas Love,TX (USA) to Cabo San Lucas (Mexico) with 29 people on board,…

American B738 at Austin on Oct 16th 2024, near collision with C182
An American Airlines Boeing 737-800, registration N800NN performing flight AA-2587 from Chicago O'Hare,IL to Austin,TX (USA) with 122 passengers and…

Malta Air B738 at Budapest on Oct 16th 2024, bird strike
A Malta Air Boeing 737-800 on behalf of Ryanair, registration 9H-QCS performing flight FR-8745 from Budapest (Hungary) to Billund (Denmark) with 188…

United A320 near New Orleans on Oct 15th 2024, captain and engine instrument failures
A United Airbus A320-200, registration N432UA performing flight UA-1195 from Charleston,SC to Houston Intercontinental,TX (USA), was enroute at FL340…

Ajet B738 at Ankara on Oct 15th 2024, hydraulic leak
An Ajet Boeing 737-800, registration TC-JZR performing flight VF-4133 from Diyarbakir to Ankara (Turkey), was on approach to Ankara's runway 03L when…

France A320 at Stockholm on Oct 15th 2024, smoke alarm on final approach
An Air France Airbus A320-200, registration F-GKXC performing flight AF-1062 from Paris Charles de Gaulle (France) to Stockholm (Sweden) with 170…

Mahan RJ1H at Grozny on Oct 14th 2024, landed on runway under construction
A Mahan Air Avro RJ-100, registration EP-MON performing flight W5-5116 from Tehran Imam Khomeini (Iran) to Grozny (Russia), was on approach to…

PIA A320 near Karachi on Oct 13th 2024, loss of cabin pressure
A PIA Pakistan International Airways Airbus A320-200, registration AP-BOM performing flight PK-144 from Al Ain (United Arab Emirates) to Islamabad…

Skywest CRJ2 near Rapid City on Oct 13th 2024, loss of cabin pressure
A Skywest Airlines Canadair CRJ-200 on behalf of United, registration N930SW performing flight UA-5293 from Denver,CO to Williston,ND (USA), was…

Jetblue A320 at Boston on Oct 13th 2024, gear indication issue
A Jetblue Airbus A320-200, registration N506JB performing flight B6-811 from Boston,MA to Chicago O'Hare,IL (USA), was climbing out of Boston's…

Iberia A332 at Madrid on Oct 13th 2024, bird strike
An Iberia Airbus A330-200, registration EC-MOU performing flight IB-6621 from Madrid,SP (Spain) to Havana (Cuba), departed Madrid's runway 36L and…

Delta B752 near Greenville on Oct 13th 2024, odour on board
A Delta Airlines Boeing 757-200, registration N543US performing flight DL-2305 from Philadelphia,PA to Atlanta,GA (USA) with 194 people on board, was…

German E190 at Nuremberg on Oct 13th 2024, engine shut down in flight
A German Airways Embraer ERJ-190 on behalf of KLM, registration D-ACJJ performing flight KL-1838 from Nuremberg (Germany) to Amsterdam (Netherlands),…

Lufthansa A346 near Amsterdam on Oct 13th 2024, unidentified odour on board
A Lufthansa Airbus A340-600, registration D-AIHF performing flight LH-418 from Frankfurt/Main (Germany) to Washington Dulles,DC (USA), was enroute at…

Brussels A319 at Brussels on Oct 12th 2024, smoke in cockpit
A Brussels Airlines Airbus A319-100, registration OO-SSX performing flight SN-2298 from Stockholm (Sweden) to Brussels (Belgium), was on approach to…

Ryanair B38M and Malta Air B738 at Las Palmas on Oct 12th 2024, loss of separation on runway
A Ryanair Boeing 737-8 Max, registration EI-IFS performing flight FR-2296 from Las Palmas,CI to Palma de Mallorca,SP (Spain) with 121 passengers and…

Buzz B738 at Newcastle on Oct 12th 2024, flaps problem
A Buzz Boeing 737-800 on behalf of Ryanair, registration SP-RST performing flight FR-451 from Krakow (Poland) to Newcastle,EN (UK), was on final…

ANZ DH8C near Nelson on Oct 11th 2024, air conditioning fault
An ANZ Air New Zealand de Havilland Dash 8-300, registration ZK-NEA performing positioning flight NZ-5966 from Christchurch to Auckland (New Zealand)…

India Express B738 at Tiruchirappalli on Oct 11th 2024, could not retract landing gear due to hydraulic failure
An Air India Express Boeing 737-800, registration VT-AYB performing flight IX_613 from Tiruchirappalli (India) to Sharjah (United Arab Emirates) with…

Eurowings A319 at Dusseldorf on Oct 11th 2024, loss of cabin pressure
An Eurowings Airbus A319-100, registration D-ABGQ performing flight EW-9732 from Dusseldorf (Germany) to Krakow (Poland), was climbing through FL300…

Alaska B739 near Missoula on Oct 11th 2024, cracked windshield
An Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-900, registration N288AK performing flight AS-345 from Columbus,OH to Seattle,WA (USA), was enroute at FL360 about…

Southwest B738 at San Diego on Oct 11th 2024, rejected takeoff after operational error
A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-800, registration N8551Q performing flight WN-1478 from San Diego,CA to Dallas Love,TX (USA), was cleared to line up…

ANA B773 at Tokyo on Oct 9th 2024, rejected takeoff due to engine failure
An ANA All Nippon Airways Boeing 777-300, registration JA791A performing flight NH-108 from Tokyo Haneda (Japan) to San Francisco,CA (USA) with 148…

THY A359 near New York on Oct 8th 2024, captain died in flight
A THY Turkish Airlines Airbus A350-900, registration TC-LGR performing flight TK-204 from Seattle,WA (USA) to Istanbul (Turkey), was enroute at FL390…

Arabia Maroc A320 at Nador on Oct 8th 2024, locked flaps
An Air Arabia Maroc Airbus A320-200, registration CN-NMR performing flight 3O-122 from Amsterdam (Netherlands) to Nador (Morocco), was on approach to…

Delta B739 at Salt Lake City on Oct 8th 2024, engine shut down in flight
A Delta Airlines Boeing 737-900, registration N811DZ performing flight DL-871 from Salt Lake City,UT to Seattle,WA (USA) with 156 people on board,…

Malta Air B738 at Manchester on Oct 7th 2024, bird strike on landing
A Malta Air Boeing 737-800, registration 9H-QDS performing flight FR-2241 from Bologna (Italy) to Manchester,EN (UK), landed on Manchester's runway…

TUI B738 at Thessaloniki on Oct 7th 2024, could not retract gear
A TUI Airways Boeing 737-800, registration G-TAWD performing flight BY-4193 from Thessaloniki (Greece) to London Gatwick,EN (UK), was climbing out of…

TUIfly B738 at Heraklion on Oct 7th 2024, unusual runway contact
A TUIfly Boeing 737-800, registration D-ATUF performing flight X3-4106 from Hanover (Germany) to Heraklion (Greece), landed on Heraklion's runway 27…

Frontier A321 at Las Vegas on Oct 5th 2024, fire at right main gear on landing
A Frontier Airlines Airbus A321-200, registration N701FR performing flight F9-1326 from San Diego,CA to Las Vegas,NV (USA), landed on Las Vegas'…

Sunexpress B38M at Izmir on Oct 4th 2024, jammed elevator
A Sunexpress Boeing 737-8 MAX, registration TC-SMD performing flight XQ-9282 from Izmir to Diyarbakir (Turkey), was climbing out of Izmir's runway…

Firefly AT72 at Kuala Lumpur on Oct 3rd 2024, smoke in cabin
A Firefly Avions de Transport Regional ATR-72-212A, registration 9M-FYG performing flight FY-1424 from Kuala Lumpur to Penang (Malaysia), was…

Malta Air B738 at Brindisi on Oct 3rd 2024, engine fire
A Malta Air Boeing 737-800 on behalf of Ryanair, registration 9H-QCB performing flight FR-8826 from Brindisi to Turin (Italy) with 184 people on…

Republic E175 at Chicago on Oct 3rd 2024, smoke in cockpit
A Republic Airways Embraer ERJ-175 on behalf of United, registration N742YX performing flight UA-3707 from Chicago O'Hare,IL to Indianapolis,IN…

LOT E190 and Enter B738 at Warsaw on Oct 3rd 2024, cleared to land on occupied runway
An Enter Air Boeing 737-800, registration SP-ENU performing flight E4-7047 from Warsaw (Poland) to Djerba (Tunisia), was cleared to line up runway 33…

United B752 at Denver on Oct 2nd 2024, hydraulic failure
A United Boeing 757-200, registration N12125 performing flight UA-2307 from Denver,CO to Lihue,HI (USA), was climbing through about FL280 out of…

Qantas B738 over Tasman Sea on Oct 2nd 2024, odour on board
A Qantas Boeing 737-800, registration VH-XZL performing flight QF-163 from Sydney,NS (Australia) to Wellington (New Zealand) with 144 people on…

Delta A333 at Amsterdam on Oct 2nd 2024, could not retract landing gear
A Delta Airlines Airbus A330-300, registration N819NW performing flight DL-161 from Amsterdam (Netherlands) to Minneapolis,MN (USA), was climbing out…

Airlines
The following airlines have been covered in aviation incidents during last month: ABX Air, ANA All Nippon Airways, ANA Wings, ANZ Air New Zealand, Afriqiyah, Air Arabia Maroc, Air Dolimiti, Air France, Air India Express, Air Sial, Ajet, Alaska Airlines, Alliance Air, American Airlines, Brussels Airlines, Buzz, China Southern Airlines, Delta Airlines, Easyjet Europe, Eurowings, Firefly, Flair Airlines, Frontier Airlines, German Airways, Iberia, JSX, Jazz Aviation, Jet2.com, Jetblue, KLM, Korean Airlines, Lion Air, Lufthansa, Mahan Air, Malta Air, Network Aviation Australia, New Way Cargo, Norwegian Air Sweden, PIA Pakistan International Airlines, Qantas, Republic Airways, Ryanair, Serene Air, Shenzhen Airlines, Singapore Airlines, Skywest Airlines, Southwest Airlines, Starlux, Sunexpress, THY Turkish Airlines, TUI Airways, TUIFly, UPS, United, Wideroe Airlines, Wizz Air

Flight numbers
Flight numbers linked to aviation incidents during last month: 3O-122, 5X-753, 5X-2909, 5X-2993, 8U-436, 9I-746, AA-73, AA-1087, AA-1460, AA-1594, AA-2587, AF-1062, AS-300, AS-345, B6-811, BY-4193, CZ-3534, D8-4903, DL-59, DL-161, DL-217, DL-777, DL-871, DL-2133, DL-2229, DL-2305, E4-7047, EN-8855, ER-522, EW-9732, F8-641, F9-1326, FR-10, FR-451, FR-2241, FR-2296, FR-4199, FR-8745, FR-8826, FY-1424, GB-3125, IB-6621, JT-74, JX-871, KE-461, KL-1511, KL-1838, LH-418, LH-1108, LH-2079, LS-1702, NH-108, NH-551, PF-142, PK-144, QF-163, QF-1624, QK-721, SN-2298, SQ-636, TK-204, TK-1975, U2-7008, UA-327, UA-1195, UA-2053, UA-2307, UA-3707, UA-5293, VF-4133, W4-3212, W5-5116, WF-1364, WN-1478, X3-4106, XE-550, XE-1065, XQ-9282, ZH-9138

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 A300, Airbus A319, Airbus A320, Airbus A320-200N, Airbus A321, Airbus A321-Neo, Airbus A330-200, Airbus A330-300, Airbus A340-600, Airbus A350-900, Boeing 737-800, Boeing 737-800MAX, Boeing 737-900, Boeing 737-900MAX, Boeing 757-200, Boeing 767-300, Boeing 777-300, Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, Canadair CL-600 Regional Jet CRJ-705, Canadair Corporate Jetliner, De Havilland Dash 8 (300), De Havilland Dash 8 (400), Embraer ERJ-145, Embraer ERJ-175, Embraer ERJ-190, Embraer ERJ-195, Fokker 100, Ilyushin Il-76, McDonnell Douglas MD-11

Causes
The following causes have been reported: bird strike, cabin pressure problems, could not retract gear, could not retract landing gear, cracked windshield, engine fire, engine fire indication, engine problem, engine shut down in flight, flaps problem, hydraulic failure, loss of cabin pressure, rejected takeoff due to engine failure, smoke in cabin, smoke in cockpit, tail strike on landing