AeroInside Monthly Aviation Safety Review March 2025

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March 2025 was a busy month in aviation safety. Please find our summary below.

All in all, 68 new articles have been published during last month. 7 accidents have occurred during that timeframe. Additionally, 61 incidents have been observed with our focus on commercial jet aviation.

Accidents (7)

Skywest CRJ2 at Johnstown on Mar 24th 2025, wing tip strike on landing
A Skywest Canadair CRJ-200 on behalf of United, registration N961SW performing flight UA-5046 from Washington Dulles,DC to Johnstown,PA (USA), landed…

Delta BCS1 near San Francisco on Mar 19th 2025, fumes in cabin
A Delta Airlines Bombardier C-Series CS-100, registration N141DU performing flight DL-353 from San Francisco,CA to Seattle,WA (USA) with 116 people…

JAC AT42 at Amakusa on Mar 18th 2025, lightning strike
A JAC Japan Air Commuter Avions de Transport Regional ATR-42-600, registration JA01JC performing flight MZ-201 from Amakusa to Kumamoto (Japan) with…

Lanhsa JS32 at Roatan on Mar 17th 2025, lost height after takeoff and impacted sea
A Lanhsa British Aerospace Jetstream 32, registration HR-AYW performing a flight from Roatan to La Ceiba (Honduras) with 15 passengers and 3 crew,…

American B738 at Colorado Springs and Denver on Mar 13th 2025, engine vibrations, engine fire after landing
An American Airlines Boeing 737-800, registration N885NN performing flight AA-1006 from Colorado Springs,CO to Dallas Ft. Worth,TX (USA) with 172…

TAP A21N near Porto on Mar 11th 2025, smoke on board
A TAP Air Portugal Airbus A321-200N, registration CS-TJQ performing flight TP-1356 from Lisbon (Portugal) to London Heathrow,EN (UK) with 194 people…

Indigo A21N at Chennai on Mar 8th 2025, tail strike on landing
An Indigo Airbus A321-200N, registration VT-IBI performing flight 6E-5325 from Mumbai to Chennai (India) with 186 people on board, landed on…

Incidents (61)

Finnair A320 at Berlin on Mar 31st 2025, engine fire indication
A Finnair Airbus A320-200, registration OH-LXI performing flight AY-1434 from Berlin (Germany) to Helsinki (Finland) with 160 people on board, was…

Enter B738 near Antalya on Mar 31st 2025, engine problem
An Enter Air Boeing 737-800, registration SP-ENU performing flight E4-219 from Tel Aviv (Israel) to Krakow (Poland) with 180 people on board, was…

Swiss BCS3 at Berlin on Mar 30th 2025, dropped gear parts on departure
A Swiss International Airlines Bombardier C-Series CS-300, registration HB-JCO performing flight LX-977 from Berlin (Germany) to Zurich…

Delta A319 at Washington on Mar 28th 2025, TCAS resolution on initial climb
A Delta Airlines Airbus A319-100, registration N342NB performing flight DL-2983 from Washington National,DC to Minneapolis,MN (USA), was in the…

American B788 at Miami on Mar 28th 2025, gear problem on departure
An American Airlines Boeing 787-8, registration N871AY performing flight AA-62 from Miami,FL (USA) to Paris Charles de Gaulle (France), was climbing…

United B763 at London on Mar 26th 2025, engine shut down in flight
A United Boeing 767-300, registration N665UA performing flight UA-147 from London Heathrow,EN (UK) to Newark,NJ (USA) with 70 passengers and 11 crew,…

AirAsia A320 at Kuala Lumpur on Mar 26th 2025, engine fire
An AirAsia Airbus A320-200, registration 9M-AQG performing flight AK-128 from Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) to Shenzhen (China) with 171 people on board,…

Volaris A320 near Los Angeles on Mar 25th 2025, engine problems
A Volaris Airbus A320-200 on behalf of Volaris El Salvador, registration N515VL performing flight N3-4309 (sched. Mar 24th, act. Mar 25th) from Los…

France A321 near Venice on Mar 25th 2025, burning odour
An Air France Airbus A321-200, registration F-GTAZ performing flight AF-1532 from Paris Charles de Gaulle (France) to Athens (Greece) with 198 people…

21 B762 near Omaha on Mar 24th 2025, cabin pressure problem
A 21 Air Boeing 767-200 freighter, registration N999YV performing flight 2I-805 from Cincinnati,KY to San Francisco,CA (USA), was enroute at FL360…

Alliance AT42 at Shimla on Mar 24th 2025, brakes problem
An Alliance Air Avions de Transport Regional ATR-42-600, registration VT-UDB performing flight 9I-821 from Delhi to Shimla (India) with 44 people on…

India A20N near Chennai on Mar 24th 2025, low fuel or not?
An Air India Airbus A320-200N, registration VT-TNY performing flight AI-2415 from Delhi to Bangalore (India) with 172 people on board, was descending…

United A319 near Boise on Mar 24th 2025, engine shut down in flight
A United Airbus A319-100, registration N837UA performing flight UA-2166 from San Francisco,CA to Bozeman,MT (USA), was step climbing from FL350 to…

American A320 near Tulsa on Mar 24th 2025, engine shut down in flight
An American Airlines Airbus A320-200, registration N650AW performing flight AA-3128 from Milwaukee,WI to Dallas Ft. Worth,TX (USA), was enroute at…

Alaska B737 at Ketchikan on Mar 23rd 2025, flaps problem
An Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-700, registration N618AS performing flight AS-64 from Wrangell,AK to Ketchikan,AK (USA), was on approach to Ketchikan…

United A320 at Santa Barbara on Mar 22nd 2025, multiple bird strikes
A United Airbus A320-200, registration N457UA performing flight UA-671 from Denver,CO to Santa Barbara,CA (USA) with 150 passengers and 6 crew,…

Jin B738 at Seoul on Mar 21st 2025, unreliable airspeed and altitude
A Jin Air Boeing 737-800, registration HL7561 performing flight LJ-659 from Seoul Gimpo to Pohang (South Korea) with 42 passengers and 6 crew, was…

Delta A21N at Boston on Mar 21st 2025, smoke in cabin
A Delta Airlines Airbus A321-200N, registration N535DN performing flight DL-1780 from Boston,MA (USA) to San Juan (Puerto Rico) with 197 people on…

Hong Kong A320 near Fuzhou on Mar 20th 2025, fire in cabin
A Hong Kong Airlines Airbus A320-200, registration B-LPC performing flight HX-115 from Hangzhou to Hong Kong (China), was enroute at 9200 meters…

Baltic BCS3 at Zurich on Mar 20th 2025, nose gear trouble on departure
An Air Baltic Bombardier C-Series CS-300 on behalf of Swiss, registration YL-AAV performing flight LX-2250 from Zurich (Switzerland) to Budapest…

Southwest B738 at Orlando on Mar 20th 2025, attempted to takeoff from taxiway
A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-800, registration N8315C performing flight WN-3278 from Orlando,FL to Albany,NY (USA), was cleared for takeoff from…

Delta B739 at Atlanta on Mar 19th 2025, cabin pressure problems
A Delta Airlines Boeing 737-900, registration N948DZ performing flight DL-1660 from Atlanta,GA to Kansas City,MO (USA) with 177 passengers and 6…

Iberia A359 over Atlantic on Mar 19th 2025, suspected fuel leak
An Iberia Airbus A350-900, registration EC-NVR performing flight IB-311 from Madrid,SP (Spain) to Mexico City (Mexico), was enroute at FL370 over the…

Jetblue BCS3 at Boston on Mar 18th 2025, hydraulic problems
A Jetblue Bombardier C-Series CS-300, registration N3185J performing flight B6-2393 from Boston,MA to Denver,CO (USA), had just levelled off at FL340…

Delta B764 over Atlantic on Mar 18th 2025, windshield problem
A Delta Airlines Boeing 767-400, registration N825MH performing flight DL-4 from London Heathrow,EN (UK) to New York JFK,NY (USA) with 143 people on…

Malaysia B738 near Kuala Lumpur on Mar 18th 2025, cargo smoke indication
A Malaysia Airlines Boeing 737-800, registration 9M-MXN performing flight MH-720 from Jakarta (Indonesia) to Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) with 115…

Aegean A20N at Athens and Munich on Mar 18th 2025, tyre damage on departure
An Aegean Airlines Airbus A320-200N, registration SX-NEQ performing flight A3-806 from Athens (Greece) to Munich (Germany) with 164 passengers and 7…

Lanco B763 at Miami on Mar 17th 2025, dropped part of engine cowling on departure
A Lanco LATAM Cargo Boeing 767-300 freighter, registration N418LA performing flight L7-1817 (sched dep Mar 16th, act. dep Mar 17th) from Miami,FL…

Swiss A333 over English Channel on Mar 16th 2025, clogged toilets
A Swiss International Airlines Airbus A330-300, registration HB-JHC performing flight LX-72 from Zurich (Switzerland) to Washington Dulles,DC (USA)…

Endeavor CRJ9 at New York on Mar 16th 2025, wing tip strike on landing
An Endeavor Air Canadair CRJ-900 on behalf of Delta Airlines, registration N185GJ performing flight DL-4814 from Jacksonville,FL to New York La…

Cathay Pacific B744 near New York on Mar 16th 2025, loss of cabin pressure
A Cathay Pacific Boeing 747-400 freighter, registration B-LID performing flight CX-3195 from New York JFK,NY (USA) to Toronto,ON (Canada), had just…

Transat A333 at Montreal on Mar 16th 2025, first officer partially incapacitated on final approach
An Air Transat Airbus A330-300, registration C-GTSD performing flight TS-539 from Cancun (Mexico) to Montreal,QC (Canada) with 340 passengers and 11…

Malaysia B738 at Manila on Mar 14th 2025, engine problems
A Malaysia Airlines Boeing 737-800, registration 9M-MSB performing flight MH-705 from Manila (Philippines) to Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), was climbing…

PSA CRJ7 at Des Moines on Mar 13th 2025, bird strike
A PSA Airlines Canadair CRJ-700 on behalf of American Airlines, registration N534AE performing flight AA-5432 from Washington National,DC to Des…

PIA A320 at Karachi and Lahore on Mar 12th 2025, dropped main wheel on departure
A PIA Pakistan International Airlines Airbus A320-200, registration AP-BLS performing flight PK-306 from Karachi to Lahore (Pakistan), departed…

Ryanair B738 near Prague on Mar 12th 2025, smoke on board
A Ryanair Boeing 737-800, registration EI-EMM performing flight FR-6220 from Krakow (Poland) to Bristol,EN (UK), was climbing through FL350 out of…

Allegiant A320 at St. Petersburg on Mar 11th 2025, bird strike
An Allegiant Airbus A320-200, registration N253NV performing flight G4-1536 from St. Petersburg,FL to Flint,MI (USA) with 182 people on board, was…

Vueling A320 near Seville on Mar 11th 2025, first officer incapacitated
A Vueling Airbus A320-200, registration EC-MXG performing flight VY-6015 from Seville,SP (Spain) to London Gatwick,EN (UK), was climbing out of…

France A318 enroute on Mar 11th 2025, odour in cabin
An Air France Airbus A318-100, registration F-GUGM performing flight AF-6101 from Toulouse to Paris Orly (France), was enroute when a suspicious…

Qantas B738 near Sydney on Mar 10th 2025, captain partially incapacitated
A Qantas Boeing 737-800, registration VH-VXI performing flight QF-505 from Brisbane,QL to Sydney,NS (Australia) with 127 passengers and 6 crew, was…

Tarom AT72 at Satu Mare on Mar 10th 2025, bird strike on roll out
A Tarom Avions de Transport Regional ATR-72-212A, registration YR-ATI performing flight RO-637 from Bucharest Otopeni to Satu Mare (Romania) with 32…

United B78X near Winnipeg on Mar 10th 2025, fuel leak
A United Boeing 787-10, registration N12003 performing flight UA-881 from Chicago O'Hare,IL (USA) to Tokyo Haneda (Japan), was enroute at FL340 about…

Hokkaido AT42 at Sapporo on Mar 9th 2025, foxed, rejected takeoff
A Hokkaido Air System Avions de Transport Regional ATR-42-600 on behalf of JAL Japan Airlines, registration JA12HC performing flight JL-2757 from…

Cebu A21N at Cebu on Mar 8th 2025, gear problem after departure
A Cebu Pacific Airlines Airbus A321-200N, registration RP-C4127 performing flight 5J-588 from Cebu to Manila (Philippines), was climbing out of…

Astana A20N at Aktau on Mar 8th 2025, engine shut down in flight
An Air Astana Airbus A320-200N, registration EI-KBM performing flight KC-858 from Aktau to Almaty (Kazakhstan), was climbing out of Aktau's runway 29…

Cathay Pacific B773 near Lanzhou on Mar 6th 2025, engine shut down in flight
A Cathay Pacific Boeing 777-300, registration B-KQV performing flight CX-233 from Hong Kong (China) to Milan Malpensa (Italy), was enroute at 9200…

Virgin Atlantic A35K over Atlantic on Mar 6th 2025, hydraulic failure
A Virgin Atlantic Airbus A350-1000, registration G-VPOP performing flight VS-3 from London Heathrow,EN (UK) to New York JFK,NY (USA), was enroute at…

Avianca A320 at Valledupar on Mar 6th 2025, rejected takeoff due to engine problem
An Avianca Airbus A320-200, registration N755AV performing flight AV-9317 from Valledupar to Bogota (Colombia), had backtracked runway 02, turned…

Buddha AT72 at Janakpur on Mar 6th 2025, dropped nose wheel on departure
A Buddha Air Avions de Transport Regional ATR-72-212A, registration 9N-ANH performing flight U4-506 from Janakpur to Kathmandu (Nepal) with 62 people…

Wizz A320 near Berlin on Mar 6th 2025, electrical problems
A Wizz Air Malta Airbus A320-200, registration 9H-WZT performing flight W4-3362 from Dortmund (Germany) to Cluj (Romania), was enroute at FL370 about…

Argentinas B738 at Buenos Aires on Mar 5th 2025, bird strike
An Aerolineas Argentinas Boeing 737-800, registration LV-FRK performing flight AR-1648 from Buenos Aires Aeroparque,BA to Neuquen,NE (Argentina) with…

Saudia B744 at Amsterdam on Mar 5th 2025, engine failure
A Saudi Arabian Airlines Boeing 747-400 freighter, registration 9H-AKJ performing flight SV-934 from Amsterdam (Netherlands) to Riyadh (Saudi…

India B773 over Atlantic on Mar 5th 2025, toilottery
An Air India Boeing 777-300, registration VT-ALQ performing flight AI-126 from Chicago O'Hare,IL (USA) to Delhi (India), was enroute at FL330 over…

Arabia Maroc A320 at Bordeaux on Mar 4th 2025, hydraulic failure
An Air Arabia Maroc Airbus A320-200, registration CN-NMJ performing flight 3O-301 from Fes (Morocco) to Bordeaux (France), was on approach to…

Qantas B738 at Sydney on Mar 3rd 2025, smoke on the flight deck
A Qantas Boeing 737-800, registration VH-VZV performing flight QF-643 from Sydney,NS to Perth,WA (Australia), was climbing out of Sydney's runway 16R…

Hisky A320 at Bucharest on Mar 3rd 2025, engine stall
A Hisky Europe Airbus A320-200, registration YR-BEE performing flight H4-762 from Bucharest Otopeni to Oradea (Romania), was climbing out of…

Delta BCS1 at Boston on Mar 2nd 2025, fumes in cockpit
A Delta Airlines Bombardier C-Series CS-100, registration N131DU performing flight DL-1398 from Boston,MA to New Orleans,LA (USA) with 87 passengers…

Skywest CRJ2 near Waco on Mar 2nd 2025, turbulence injures five
A Skywest Canadair CRJ-200 on behalf of United, registration N920EV performing flight UA-5690 from Springfield,MO to Houston Intercontinental,TX…

Hop! E170 near Luxembourg on Mar 2nd 2025, burning odour on board
A Hop! Embraer ERJ-170 on behalf of Air France, registration F-HBXE performing flight AF-1796 from Lyon (France) to Amsterdam (Netherlands), was…

United A320 at Chicago on Mar 2nd 2025, big hit on departure
A United Airbus A320-200, registration N457UA performing flight UA-2481 from Chicago O'Hare,IL to Syracuse,NY (USA), was climbing out of Chicago's…

Turpial B734 at Bogota on Mar 2nd 2025, cabin did not pressurize
A Turpial Airlines Boeing 737-400, registration YV622T performing flight T9-881 from Bogota (Colombia) to Valencia (Venezuela), was climbing out of…

Airlines
The following airlines have been covered in aviation incidents during last month: 21 Air, Aegean Airlines, Aerolineas Argentinas, Air Arabia Maroc, AirAsia, Air Astana, Air Baltic, Air France, Air India, Air Transat, Alaska Airlines, Allegiant Air, Alliance Air, American Airlines, Avianca, Buddha Air, Cathay Pacific, Cebu Pacific Air, Delta Airlines, Endeavor Air, Enter Air, Finnair, HiSky Europe, Hokkaido Air System, Hong Kong Airlines, Hop!, Iberia, Indigo Airlines, JAC Japan Air Commuter, Jetblue, Jin Air, LANCO LATAM Cargo, Lanhsa, Malaysia Airlines, PIA Pakistan International Airlines, PSA Airlines, Qantas, Ryanair, Saudi Arabian Airlines, Skywest Airlines, Southwest Airlines, Swiss International Airlines, TAP Air Portugal, Tarom, Turpial Airlines, United, Virgin Atlantic, Volaris, Vueling, Wizz Air Malta

Flight numbers
Flight numbers linked to aviation incidents during last month: 2I-805, 3O-301, 5J-588, 6E-5325, 9I-821, A3-806, AA-62, AA-1006, AA-3128, AA-5432, AF-1532, AF-1796, AF-6101, AI-126, AI-2415, AK-128, AR-1648, AS-64, AV-9317, AY-1434, B6-2393, CX-233, CX-3195, DL-4, DL-353, DL-1398, DL-1660, DL-1780, DL-2983, DL-4814, E4-219, FR-6220, G4-1536, H4-762, HX-115, IB-311, JL-2757, KC-858, L7-1817, LJ-659, LX-72, LX-977, LX-2250, MH-705, MH-720, MZ-201, N3-4309, PK-306, QF-505, QF-643, RO-637, SV-934, T9-881, TP-1356, TS-539, U4-506, UA-147, UA-671, UA-881, UA-2166, UA-2481, UA-5046, UA-5690, VS-3, VY-6015, W4-3362, WN-3278

Aircraft types
The following aircraft types have been covered in one or more articles during last month: ATR ATR-42, ATR ATR-72-200, Airbus A220-100, Airbus A220-300, Airbus A318, Airbus A319, Airbus A320, Airbus A320-200N, Airbus A321, Airbus A321-Neo, Airbus A330-300, Airbus A350-900, Airbus A350-1000, BRITISH AEROSPACE Jetstream Super 31, Boeing 737-400, Boeing 737-700, Boeing 737-800, Boeing 737-900, Boeing 747-400, Boeing 767-200, Boeing 767-300, Boeing 767-400, Boeing 777-300, Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner, Canadair CL-600 Regional Jet CRJ-705, Canadair CRJ-700, Canadair Corporate Jetliner, Embraer ERJ-170

Causes
The following causes have been reported: bird strike, cabin did not pressurize, cabin pressure problems, cargo smoke indication, electrical problems, engine failure, engine fire, engine fire indication, engine problem, engine shut down in flight, first officer incapacitated, flaps problem, fuel leak, hydraulic failure, hydraulic problems, lightning strike, loss of cabin pressure, smoke in cabin, suspected fuel leak, tail strike on landing

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