Recent Cockpit Smoke Events http://www.smokeinthecockpit.com A discussion on the faiures of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to provide a method for pilots to see their vital instruments as well as out the window in the event that the cockpit fills with dense, opaque, and continuous smoke. en-us Copyright Strategic Planning Group, LLC 2005 http://backend.userland.com/rss091 Thu, 07 Jul 2005 13:25:00 EST Passenger plane makes emergency landing at Shannon http://breakingnews.iol.ie/ Thu, 07 Jul 2005 16:22:31 EST jpstevenson@comcast.net (James P. Stevenson) An American Airlines flight from Heathrow to New York with nearly 200 people on board made an emergency landing at Shannon Airport the crew reported an electrical fault and smoke in the cockpit. C5 airplanes land safely after trouble http://www.masslive.com/ Thu, 07 Jul 2005 16:22:31 EST jpstevenson@comcast.net (James P. Stevenson) A Westover giant C5A airplane made a safe landing at a South Korean air base last month, after the pilots reported the cockpit was filling with smoke. The story is available at http://www.masslive.com/search/index.ssf?/base/news-0/1120747199105530.xml?nnme Emergency landing due to smoke in the cockpit http://www.nbc4i.com/news/4655230/detail.html Tue, 28 Jun 2005 16:22:31 EST jpstevenson@comcast.net (James P. Stevenson) Hartford bound plane makes emergency landing after smoke in the cockpit. Jet makes emergency landing in Pueblo http://rockymountainnews.com/drmn/state/article/0,1299,DRMN_21_3876715,00.html Thu, 23 Jun 2005 16:13:31 EST jpstevenson@comcast.net (James P. Stevenson) An Airbus 320 at 35,000 feet from Chicago to Las Vegas with 160 passengers onboard when pilots reported fire and smoke in the cockpit. Canadian report points to entertainment system as fire source http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/1119214106685_197/?hub=Canada Sun, 19 Jun 2005 11:34:00 EST jpstevenson@comcast.net (James P. Stevenson) An entertainment system short-circuited, according to an industry report dated January 22, 2005, on board an Airbus A320 gave off "sufficient heat to cause burning of the insulation blanket above," reminiscent of SwissAir 111. Japan domestic plane makes emergency landing after cockpit filled with smoke http://english.people.com.cn/200506/17/eng20050617_190890.html Fri, 17 Jun 2005 16:10:31 EST jpstevenson@comcast.net (James P. Stevenson) An All Nippon Airways passenger plane made an emergency landing at west Japan's Osaka airport Friday morning after the cockpit was filled with smoke while in flight,. An All Nippon Airways DeHavilland DHC8-Q400 (60 SOB) bound for Kochi city had to return to Itami airport, near Osaka because of smoke pouring into the cockpit from a vent. Cessna 206 forced to land due to smoke in the cockpit. http://www.adn.com/news/alaska/story/6609721p-6494280c.html Wed, 15 Jun 2005 12:35:31 EST jpstevenson@comcast.net (James P. Stevenson) A private pilot was forced to land in a river in Alaska due to smoke in the cockpit. Zimbabwe plane forced to land in Johannesburg after smoke detected in cockpit. http://www.zwnews.com/issuefull.cfm?ArticleID=12104 Tue, 8 Jun 2005 12:50:45 EST jpstevenson@comcast.net (James P. Stevenson) An Air Zimbabwe plane was last week forced into an emergency landing at Johannesburg International Airport after smoke was detected in the cockpit. The airline has not yet issued a statement clarifying what caused the smoke.