Newsstand - Misc. aircraft snafu stories

http://www.koin.com/news.asp?RECORD_KEY%5Bnews%5D=ID&ID%5Bnews%5D=2319

PORTLAND -- Passengers aboard a Northwest Airlines flight were evacuated after the plane was reported to have a hot engine.

Airliners diverted to DEN after bulb burns out

http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/4423538/detail.html

DENVER -- A Delta Airlines flight from Los Angeles to New York made an unscheduled stop in Denver Wednesday after an unusual odor was reported in the passenger cabin.

DENVER - A Frontier Airlines plane had to make an emergency landing after mechanics working on the jet forgot to replace a critical part, 9NEWS has learned.

http://www.9news.com/acm_news.aspx?OSGNAME=KUSA&IKOBJECTID=87470d1f-0abe-421a-016a-8bf30e98a142&TEMPLATEID=0c76dce6-ac1f-02d8-0047-c589c01ca7bf

A Continental Airlines plane carrying 168 passengers to New York made an emergency landing at Lisbon airport Thursday after the pilot detected a problem with the aircraft's hydraulic system, officials said.

http://www.eitb24.com/noticia_en.php?id=56785

Didn't make the news, but I once had to return to SLC because a ground crew member didn't latch a cargo door properly. This was on a DL plane with rear-mounted engines (727?) a few years back. The door opened and got pulled back right against one engine, blocking its air intake. Engine goes out. Suction goes away, door releases its death-grip on the engine. Engine tries to restart and does. Suction returns, pulling the door hard against the engine again. Repeat. A lot.

Sounded like a bowling ball rolling around in the trunk of a car.

The first thing I noticed was that we weren't climbing as fast as we usually do. The next thing was that we were turning around much lower than any flight usually does. Then we were back on the ground before I had a chance to get worried. After that the pilot explained what had happened.

http://www.jsonline.com/news/metro/apr05/317915.asp

Thirty-one passengers aboard a Midwest Connect flight set to depart Milwaukee for Grand Rapids, Mich., were delayed Tuesday morning after smoke was reported aboard the airplane, officials said.

Midwest Connect Flight 2356 was sitting on the tarmac at General Mitchell International Airport shortly after 11 a.m. when a flight attendant and several passengers noticed smoke in one of the lavatories, according to Midwest Airlines spokesman Randy Smith.

Smith said an air conditioning unit overheated and produced the smoke...

http://www.theadvertiser.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5936,15122336%255E1702,00.html

FIRE crews are monitoring a Qantas Boeing 767 airliner to ensure its overheated brakes don't cause a fire.

The incident at Melbourne Airport has caused delays to flights to and from Melbourne this morning when the airliner blocked a taxiway.

http://www.japantoday.com/e/?content=news&cat=1&id=336048

Sunday, May 1, 2005 at 20:35 JST
MIYAZAKI — A Japan Airlines plane was hit by lightning on its way to Miyazaki from Fukuoka on Sunday morning, JAL said.

http://home.hamptonroads.com/stories/story.cfm?story=85807&ran=12375

NORFOLK — A Continental Airlines jet made an emergency landing at Norfolk International Airport on Saturday.

The Boeing 757 with 105 people aboard landed safely at mid-afternoon.