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DATE: 11.03.2010 LOCAL TIME:  ~08:30 LOCATION:  Rochester-Intl AP (KROC), NY COUNTRY:  USA
AIRLINE:  US Airways TYPE:  Airbus A319 REGISTRATION:  N753US C/N:  1326 AGE:  9 y + 6 m 
OPERATION:  DSP FLIGHT No.:  US 1101 FROM:  Rochester TO:  Charlotte  VIA: -
OCCUPANTS: 
PAX:  124 CREW:  5
FATALITIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
INJURIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT:  minor
Shortly after take-off when passing an altitude of about 2.000 ft., the aircraft hit multiple large birds (poss. Canada geese) causing one engine to cause problems. The pilots safely returned to land.
SOURCE(S) AviationHerald + WHEC
DATE: 10.03.2010 LOCAL TIME:  17:55 LOCATION:  Frankfurt-Intl AP (EDDF) COUNTRY:  Germany
AIRLINE:  Izmir Airlines - IZair
(on ops for Pegasus Airlines)
TYPE:  Airbus A319 REGISTRATION:  TC-IZR     PHOTO  C/N:  2414 AGE:  4 y + 0 m
OPERATION:  INP FLIGHT No.:  H9 361 FROM:  Istanbul-SAB TO:  Frankfurt  VIA: -
OCCUPANTS: 
PAX:  - CREW:  -
FATALITIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
INJURIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT:  minor 
On landing.runway 07R(ight), the aircraft suffered damage to its nosegear immediately after touchdown. The landing roll was safely completed but the A319 was unable to vacate resulting in a closure of the runway for at least 6 hours until the aircraft was removed and the runway was cleaned of debris. Thre were no reports about injured persons. According to unconfrmed reports, the nosegear jammed in a 90-degree angle before landing. 
(Photo: bild.de)
SOURCE(S) AviationHerald[PHOTO] + A-NET[PHOTO] + Bild(De)
DATE: 09.03.2010 LOCAL TIME:  - LOCATION:  Helsinki-Intl AP (EFHK) COUNTRY:  Finland
AIRLINE:  Finnair TYPE:  Airbus A330-300 REGISTRATION:  OH-LTN     PHOTO  C/N:  1007 AGE:  0 y + 11 m
OPERATION:  ISP FLIGHT No.:  AY 95 FROM:  Helsinki TO:  Bangkok  VIA: -
OCCUPANTS: 
PAX:  172 CREW:  -
FATALITIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
INJURIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT:  minor / none
Shortly after take-off the pilots received indication about a fault with the rudder control prompting them to cancel further flight and to return to Helsinki-Vantaa International Airport where the A330 landed safely.
SOURCE(S) AviationHerald + HelsinkiTimes + OsterbottensTidning(Fi)
DATE: 08.03.2010 LOCAL TIME:  - LOCATION:  Chicago-O´Hare Intl AP (KORD), IL COUNTRY:  USA
AIRLINE:  United AL TYPE:  Boeing 757-200 REGISTRATION:  N519UA C/N:  24872 AGE:  19 y + 6 m
OPERATION:  DSP FLIGHT No.:  UA 472 FROM:  Sacramento TO:  Chicago-ORD  VIA: -
OCCUPANTS: 
PAX:  - CREW:  -
FATALITIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
INJURIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT:  minor 
The aircraft experienced birdstrike on approach to runway 27R(ight) probably resulting in minor damage to an engine. The pilots continued the approach and made a safe landing.   
SOURCE(S) AviationHerald  
DATE: 08.03.2010 LOCAL TIME:  - LOCATION:  Saint Denis-Roland Garros Intl AP (FMEE), La Reunion   LOCATION GOOGLE MAPS  COUNTRY:  France
AIRLINE:  Air Austral TYPE:  Boeing 777-300 REGISTRATION:  F-ONOU    PHOTO  C/N:  35783 AGE:  0 y + 10 m
OPERATION:  GND FLIGHT No.:  - FROM:  - TO:  VIA: -
OCCUPANTS: 
PAX:  - CREW:  -
FATALITIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
INJURIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT:  minor 
The parked aircraft received minor damage during an anti-terror exercise when a policeman accidentaly fired real bullets instead of blank cartridges. one bullet leaving a hole in a passenger door window.
SOURCE(S) AviationHerald + Clicanoo(Fr) + Zinfos974(Fr)
DATE: 08.03.2010 LOCAL TIME:  - LOCATION:  Madrid-Intl AP (LEMD) COUNTRY:  Spain
AIRLINE:  American AL TYPE:  Boeing 7673200 REGISTRATION:  N399AN C/N:  29606 AGE:  10 y + 10 m
OPERATION:  ISP FLIGHT No.:  AA 69 FROM:  Madrid TO:  Miami  VIA: -
OCCUPANTS: 
PAX:  - CREW:  -
FATALITIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
INJURIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT:  minor 
The 767 safely returned to land at Madrid Barajas international Airport following a problem in one of its engine during the early stages of cruiseflight.
SOURCE(S) AviationHerald  
DATE: 07.03.2010 LOCAL TIME:  - LOCATION:  Amsterdam-Schiphol Intl AP (EHAM) COUNTRY:  Netherlands
AIRLINE:  KLM City Hopper TYPE:  Fokker 70 REGISTRATION:  PH-KZB C/N:  11562 AGE:  14 y + 0 m
OPERATION:  ISP FLIGHT No.:  KL 1209 FROM:  Amsterdam TO:  Kristiansand  VIA: -
OCCUPANTS: 
PAX:  - CREW:  -
FATALITIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
INJURIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT:  minor 
During climb-out from runway 36L the pilots reported engine failure and elected to cancel the flight and to return to Schiphol Airport. The Fokker then landed safely on runway 06.
SOURCE(S) AviationHerald  
DATE: 07.03.2010 LOCAL TIME:  - LOCATION:  Thessaloniki-Intl AP (LGTS) COUNTRY:  Greece
AIRLINE:  Aegean Airlines TYPE:  Airbus A320 REGISTRATION:  SX-DVW    PHOTO  C/N:  3785 AGE:  1 y + 1 m
OPERATION:  DSP FLIGHT No.:  AEE 511 FROM:  Thessaloniki TO:  Athens VIA: -
OCCUPANTS: 
PAX:  146 CREW:  -
FATALITIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
INJURIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT:  minor 
Soon after departure, the pilots were forced to shut down an engine and made a safe return to land at Thessaloniki. 
SOURCE(S) AviationHerald + focus-fen.net
DATE: 04.03.2010 LOCAL TIME:  23:45 LOCATION:  Denver-Intl AP (KDEN), CO COUNTRY:  USA
AIRLINE:  Frontier AL TYPE:  Airbus A319 REGISTRATION:  N923FR    PHOTO  C/N:  2019 AGE:  6 y + 7 m
OPERATION:  DSP FLIGHT No.:  F9 664 FROM:  San Francisco TO:  Denver VIA: -
OCCUPANTS: 
PAX:  - CREW:  -
FATALITIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
INJURIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT:  minor 
On final approach to runway16L(eft) at Denver International Airport, the A319 hit a bird causing unknown damage to a cockpit window. The pilots continued the approach and made a safe landing. 
SOURCE(S) AviationHerald + Denverpost
DATE: 04.03.2010 LOCAL TIME:  ~10:00 LOCATION:  San Francisco-Intl AP (KSFO), CA COUNTRY:  USA
AIRLINE:  Hawaiian AL TYPE:  Boeing 767-300 REGISTRATION:  N596HA C/N:  23276 AGE:  23 y + 5 m
OPERATION:  DSP FLIGHT No.:  HA 35 FROM:  Phoenix TO:  Honolulu VIA: -
OCCUPANTS: 
PAX:  216 CREW:  10
FATALITIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
INJURIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT:  minor 
The aircraft safely diverted to San Francisco following an inflight hydraulic leak. The leak was discovered when the 767 was about 1 hour off californian coast.
SOURCE(S) AviationHerald  + HonoluluAdvertiser + Flightpath@Flightaware
DATE: 04.03.2010 LOCAL TIME:  - LOCATION:  Washington-Dulles Intl AP (KIAD), VA COUNTRY:  USA
AIRLINE:  American AL TYPE:  Boeing 757-200 REGISTRATION:  N655AA    PHOTO  C/N:  24613 AGE:  18 y + 4 m
OPERATION:  DSP FLIGHT No.:  AA 2016 FROM:  Miami TO:  New York-LGA VIA: -
OCCUPANTS: 
PAX:  - CREW:  -
FATALITIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
INJURIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT:  minor 
The 757 safely diverted to Washington-Dulles Airport after the pilots were forced to shut down an engine after they received indication about a low oil quantity.
NOTE: The same day another AA 757 was forced to divert when flying on the same route. 
SOURCE(S) AviationHerald  
DATE: 04.03.2010 LOCAL TIME:  - LOCATION:  Raleigh/Durham-Intl AP (KRDU), NC COUNTRY:  USA
AIRLINE:  American AL TYPE:  Boeing 757-200 REGISTRATION:  N693AA C/N:  26973 AGE:  16 y + 4 m
OPERATION:  DSP FLIGHT No.:  AA 1114 FROM:  Miami TO:  New York-LGA VIA: -
OCCUPANTS: 
PAX:  - CREW:  -
FATALITIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
INJURIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT:  minor 
The 757 safely diverted to Raleigh/Durham Airport after the pilots reported an engine problem whilst flying en-route.
SOURCE(S) AviationHerald  
DATE: 04.03.2010 LOCAL TIME:  - LOCATION:  Copenhagen-Intl AP (EKCH) COUNTRY:  Denmark
AIRLINE:  Danish Air Transport TYPE:  McDD MD-83 REGISTRATION:  OY-RUE    PHOTO  C/N:  49936 AGE:  19 y + 4 m
OPERATION:  ISP FLIGHT No.:  DX 3510 FROM:  Aalborg TO:  Kelfavik VIA: -
OCCUPANTS: 
PAX:  - CREW:  -
FATALITIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
INJURIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT:  minor / none
The MD-80 made a safe precautionary landing at Copenhagen after the pilots received indication of a fault with one of the center wing fuel pumps some time after departure. 
SOURCE(S) AviationHerald  
DATE: 04.03.2010 LOCAL TIME:  - LOCATION:  Brussels-Intl AP (EBBR) COUNTRY:  Belgium
AIRLINE:  Brussels AL TYPE:  Avro RJ-100 REGISTRATION:  OO-DWF C/N:  3332 AGE:  11 y + 6 m
OPERATION:  ISP FLIGHT No.:  SN 2630 FROM:  Hamburg TO:  Brussels VIA: -
OCCUPANTS: 
PAX:  - CREW:  -
FATALITIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
INJURIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT:  minor / none
On approach to Brussels, the pilots reported a fuel leak and smoke on board but managed to land at Brussels without further problems. Earlier, the aircraft maintained an en-route altitude of only 10.000 feet (FL 100) after departure from Hamburg.
SOURCE(S) AviationHerald  
DATE: 01.03.2010 LOCAL TIME:  ~08:00 LOCATION:  Mwanza-Intl AP (HTMW)
 LOCATION GOOGLE MAPS 
COUNTRY:  Tanzania
AIRLINE:  Air Tanzania TYPE:  Boeing 737-200 REGISTRATION:  5H-MVZ   PHOTO  C/N:  23602 AGE:  23 y + 0 m
OPERATION:  DSP FLIGHT No.:  TC 100 FROM:  Dar Es Salaam TO:  Mwanza VIA: -
OCCUPANTS: 
PAX:  46 CREW:  -
FATALITIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
INJURIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT: minor /  substantial 
On landing runway 30, the 737 veered off the left side of the runway, where its nosegear collapsed before it came to a safe stop on soft soil. There were no reports about any injuries among passengers or crew.
(Photo: Na Mpigapicha Wetu/ Habari Leo)
SOURCE(S) AviationHerald  + Dailynews(Tz) + ETurbonews
DATE: 01.03.2010 LOCAL TIME:  - LOCATION:  Bagram Air Force Base (OAIX)
 LOCATION GOOGLE MAPS 
COUNTRY:  Afghanistan
AIRLINE:  ACT Airlines
(on ops for DHL Bahrain)
TYPE:  Airbus A300B4F REGISTRATION:  TC-ACB    PHOTO  C/N:  121 AGE:  29 y + 2 m
OPERATION:  INC FLIGHT No.:  DHX 521 FROM:  Bahrein TO:  Bagram AFB VIA: -
OCCUPANTS: 
PAX:  0 CREW:  5
FATALITIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
INJURIES: 
PAX: 0 CREW: 0 OTHER: 0
DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT:   substantial 
 damaged beyond repair 
According to press reports the aircraft suffered a landing mishap on runway 03 at Bagram Air Force base at the end of a cargo flight. The A300 came to rest with its left maingear collapsed allowing the left engine, left wing and aft fuselage to struck the ground. There were no reported injuries among the crewmembers. The aircraft suffered substantial damage. 
(Photo: flightglobal)
SOURCE(S) Flightglobal + ASN + Airporthaber(Tk) + PPRuNe + AviationHerald + AirKule(Tk)-VIDEO

ABBREVIATIONS:
AP = Airport / AL = Airlines / Avn = Aviation / AW = Airways / C/N: Construction Number / DSP = Domestic Scheduled Passenger / DNP = Domestic Non-Scheduled Passenger / DSC = Domestic Scheduled Cargo / DNC= Domestic Non-Scheduled Cargo / GND = On the ground / parked, stored / FMN= Flying Mission, Air Work / FRY = Ferry-, Positioning Flight / ISP = International Scheduled Passenger / ISC=International Scheduled Cargo / INP = International Non-Scheduled Passenger / INC =International Non-Scheduled Cargo/ OPS = Flight Operation(s) / NRV = Non-revenue, Private Flight / TRN =Training Flight /  

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