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Occurrences recorded on December 10 in earlier years across the fleet we document; this year’s are in News. Each one opens the record of the aircraft involved.

Incident · Dec 10, 2025On December 10, 2025, the Boeing 767-304 aircraft (registration N391UP), operated by UPS Airlines, was involved in an incident at Shannon. Source: UPS Airlines.USN391UPUPS Airlines Boeing 767 Incident · Dec 10, 2025On December 10, 2025, the Boeing 777 367ER aircraft (registration B-KQC), operated by Cathay Pacific, was involved in an incident at Hong Kong. Source: Cathay Pacific.CNB-KQCCathay Pacific Boeing 777 Incident · Dec 10, 2024On December 10, 2024, the Airbus A319-132 aircraft (registration PT-TML), operated by LATAM Airlines Brasil, was involved in an incident at Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont (SDU) Airport (Brazil). Source: LATAM Airlines Brasil.BRPT-TMLLATAM Airlines Brasil Airbus A319 Incident · Dec 10, 2023On December 10, 2023, the Boeing 737-7H4 (WL) aircraft (registration N272WN), operated by Southwest Airlines, was involved in an incident at San Luis-Lambert International Airport, MO (STL) (United States) due to a brake failure. Source: Southwest Airlines.USN272WNSouthwest Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Dec 10, 2023On December 10, 2023, the ATR ATR 42-300 (Aerospatiale) aircraft (registration C-GKLB), operated by Canadian North, was involved in an incident at Yellowknife due to a diversion for technical reasons during initial climb. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-GKLBCanadian North ATR 42 / 72 Incident · Dec 10, 2023On December 10, 2023, the Airbus A330-323 aircraft (registration N811NW), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Goose Bay due to a declared emergency with a PAN urgency call in cruise. Source: the TSB (Canada).USN811NWDelta Air Lines Airbus A330 Incident · Dec 10, 2023On December 10, 2023, the Boeing 777-222(ER) aircraft (registration N792UA), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Newark. Source: United Airlines.USN792UAUnited Airlines Boeing 777 Incident · Dec 10, 2023On December 10, 2023, the Airbus A220-300 aircraft (registration N313DU), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at New York. Source: the FAA (United States).USN313DUDelta Air Lines Airbus A220 Incident · Dec 10, 2022On December 10, 2022, the Boeing 737-8AS(WL) aircraft (registration EI-EVS), operated by Ryanair, was involved in an incident at Newcastle. Source: Ryanair.IEEI-EVSRyanair Boeing 737 Incident · Dec 10, 2022On December 10, 2022, the Boeing 737-275C Adv. aircraft (registration C-GOPW), operated by Air Inuit, was involved in an incident near Montreal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau Airport (Canada) due to smoke in the cabin. Source: Air Inuit.CAC-GOPWAir Inuit Boeing 737 Incident · Dec 10, 2021On December 10, 2021, the Boeing 757 2Q8/W aircraft (registration VQ-BKF), operated by Azur, was involved in an incident. Source: Azur.BMVQ-BKFAzur Boeing 757 Incident · Dec 10, 2021On December 10, 2021, the Boeing 737-8AS (WL) aircraft (registration EI-DLH), operated by Ryanair, was involved in an incident at Santiago de Compostela (SCQ) Airport (Spain) due to an impact or fall involving the passenger stairs. Source: Ryanair.IEEI-DLHRyanair Boeing 737 Incident · Dec 10, 2020On December 10, 2020, the Airbus A319-114 aircraft (registration C-GAPY), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident near Vancouver (YVR) International Airport (Canada) due to a ground collision with another aircraft. Source: Air Canada.CAC-GAPYAir Canada Airbus A319 Incident · Dec 10, 2020On December 10, 2020, the Boeing 767-304 aircraft (registration N391UP), operated by UPS Airlines, was involved in an incident at Dublin. Source: UPS Airlines.USN391UPUPS Airlines Boeing 767 Incident · Dec 10, 2019On December 10, 2019, the Boeing 777 240ER aircraft (registration AP-BHX), operated by Pakistan International Airlines, was involved in an incident at Sialkot. Source: PIA.PKAP-BHXPakistan International Airlines Boeing 777 Incident · Dec 10, 2019On December 10, 2019, the Boeing 737NG 8GJ/W aircraft (registration AP-BNC), operated by Serene, was involved in an incident at Peshawar. Source: Serene.PKAP-BNCSerene Boeing 737 Accident · Dec 10, 2019On December 10, 2019, the DHC-8 402 NG aircraft (registration ET-AQC), operated by Ethiopian, was involved in an accident at Juba. Source: Ethiopian.ETET-AQCEthiopian De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Incident · Dec 10, 2018On December 10, 2018, the Boeing 777-328ER aircraft (registration F-GSQM), operated by Air France, was involved in an incident 290 km northeast of São Paulo (Brazil) due to a precautionary return or diversion. Source: Air France.FRF-GSQMAir France Boeing 777 Incident · Dec 10, 2018On December 10, 2018, the Airbus A320-271N aircraft (registration VT-ITR), operated by IndiGo Airlines, was involved in an incident 70 km from Kolkata (India) due to an oil leak. Source: IndiGo Airlines.INVT-ITRIndiGo Airlines Airbus A320 Incident · Dec 10, 2018On December 10, 2018, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration RP-C8612), operated by Philippine Airlines, was involved in an incident south of Japan due to an engine failure. Source: Philippine Airlines.PHRP-C8612Philippine Airlines Airbus A320 Incident · Dec 10, 2017On December 10, 2017, the Airbus A319-114 (Airbus) aircraft (registration C-FYKR), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident at Vancouver due to a declared emergency with the airport fire service on standby during initial climb. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FYKRAir Canada Airbus A319 Incident · Dec 10, 2017On December 10, 2017, the aircraft (registration C-FTJH), operated by Sunwing, was involved in an incident at Vancouver. Source: Sunwing.CAC-FTJHSunwing Boeing 737 Incident · Dec 10, 2017On December 10, 2017, the aircraft (registration HA-LYB), operated by Wizz, was involved in an incident at Brussels. Source: Wizz.HUHA-LYBWizz Airbus A320 Incident · Dec 10, 2017On December 10, 2017, the Airbus A320 214 aircraft (registration XA-ECO), operated by Interjet, was involved in an incident at Guadalajara. Source: Interjet.MXXA-ECOInterjet Airbus A320 Incident · Dec 10, 2017On December 10, 2017, the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft (registration PH-BHC), operated by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, was involved in an incident at Amsterdam. Source: KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.NLPH-BHCKLM Royal Dutch Airlines Boeing 787 Dreamliner Incident · Dec 10, 2017On December 10, 2017, the DHC-8 402 aircraft (registration JA841C), operated by JAC, was involved in an incident at Kagoshima. Source: JAC.JPJA841CJAC De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Incident · Dec 10, 2017On December 10, 2017, the Boeing 767-3S2F aircraft (registration N125FE), operated by FedEx Express, was involved in an incident at Oakland. Source: the FAA (United States).USN125FEFedEx Express Boeing 767 Incident · Dec 10, 2017On December 10, 2017, the Boeing 737NG 804/W aircraft (registration OK-TSH), operated by Smartwings, was involved in an incident. Source: Smartwings.CZOK-TSHSmartwings Boeing 737 Incident · Dec 10, 2016On December 10, 2016, the Airbus A319-114 (Airbus) aircraft (registration C-FYJI), operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident at Edmonton due to a declared emergency with the airport fire service on standby. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FYJIAir Canada Airbus A319 Accident · Dec 10, 2016On December 10, 2016, the Boeing 737-823(WL) aircraft (registration N802NN), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an accident at Denver, leaving 4 injured. Source: the FAA (United States).USN802NNAmerican Airlines Boeing 737 Accident · Dec 10, 2016On December 10, 2016, the Boeing 737-824(WL) aircraft (registration N38257), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an accident at Denver, leaving 2 injured. Source: the FAA (United States).USN38257United Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Dec 10, 2015On December 10, 2015, the Airbus A380 841 aircraft (registration D-AIMJ), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident at Miami. Source: Lufthansa.DED-AIMJLufthansa Airbus A380 Incident · Dec 10, 2015On December 10, 2015, the Airbus A350 941 aircraft (registration A7-ALG), operated by Qatar Airways, was involved in an incident at New York. Source: Qatar Airways.QAA7-ALGQatar Airways Airbus A350 XWB Incident · Dec 10, 2015On December 10, 2015, the Airbus Airbus A320 211 aircraft (registration D-AIPU), operated by Germanwings, was involved in an incident at London. Source: the BFU (Germany).DED-AIPUGermanwings Airbus A320 Incident · Dec 10, 2015On December 10, 2015, the Boeing 747-830 aircraft (registration D-ABYJ), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident at Keflavik. Source: Lufthansa.DED-ABYJLufthansa Boeing 747 Accident · Dec 10, 2015On December 10, 2015, the Airbus A319 115 aircraft (registration N3014R), operated by American Airlines, was involved in an accident at Great Falls, Montana (United States), leaving 1 injured. Source: the NTSB (United States).USN3014RAmerican Airlines Airbus A319 Incident · Dec 10, 2015On December 10, 2015, the Bombardier CRJ-900LR aircraft (registration D-ACNP), operated by Lufthansa Cityline, was involved in an incident at Geneva. Source: Lufthansa Cityline.DED-ACNPLufthansa Cityline Bombardier CRJ Incident · Dec 10, 2014On December 10, 2014, the Boeing 737-86Q (Boeing) aircraft (registration C-FEAK), operated by Sunwing, was involved in an incident at Toronto due to a flight control failure during initial climb. Source: the TSB (Canada).CAC-FEAKSunwing Boeing 737 Incident · Dec 10, 2014On December 10, 2014, the Airbus A340 313X aircraft (registration D-AIGY), operated by Lufthansa, was involved in an incident at Frankfurt. Source: Lufthansa.DED-AIGYLufthansa Airbus A340 Incident · Dec 10, 2014On December 10, 2014, the Boeing 787 8 aircraft (registration A7-BCD), operated by Qatar Airways, was involved in an incident at Edimburgo. Source: Qatar Airways.QAA7-BCDQatar Airways Boeing 787 Dreamliner Incident · Dec 10, 2014On December 10, 2014, the Airbus A319 114 aircraft (registration VP-BHF), operated by S7 Airlines, was involved in an incident at Novokuznetsk. Source: S7 Airlines.BMVP-BHFS7 Airlines Airbus A319 Incident · Dec 10, 2013On December 10, 2013, the Airbus A319-132 aircraft (registration D-AGWK), operated by Eurowings, was involved in an incident at Colonia. Source: the BFU (Germany).DED-AGWKEurowings Airbus A319 Incident · Dec 10, 2013On December 10, 2013, the Airbus A320-232 aircraft (registration N448UA), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Denver. Source: the FAA (United States).USN448UAUnited Airlines Airbus A320 Incident · Dec 10, 2013On December 10, 2013, the aircraft (registration N965DN), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Washington. Source: the FAA (United States).USN965DNDelta Air Lines McDonnell Douglas MD-80 Incident · Dec 10, 2012On December 10, 2012, the Airbus Airbus A340 313X aircraft (registration B-HXH), operated by Cathay Pacific, was involved in an incident. Source: Cathay Pacific.CNB-HXHCathay Pacific Airbus A340 Incident · Dec 10, 2012On December 10, 2012, the Boeing 737-890(WL) aircraft (registration N525AS), operated by Alaska Airlines, was involved in an incident at Sacramento. Source: Alaska Airlines.USN525ASAlaska Airlines Boeing 737 Incident · Dec 10, 2012On December 10, 2012, the Airbus A320-233 aircraft (registration HC-CLC), operated by LAN Ecuador, was involved in an incident at Buenos Aires. Source: LAN Ecuador.ECHC-CLCLAN Ecuador Airbus A320 Incident · Dec 10, 2011On December 10, 2011, the Bombardier CL-600-2B19 aircraft (registration N8541D), operated by Pinnacle, was involved in an incident at Green Bay. Source: Pinnacle.USN8541DPinnacle Bombardier CRJ Incident · Dec 10, 2011On December 10, 2011, the Boeing 737 382 aircraft (registration CP-2640), operated by Aerosur, was involved in an incident at La Paz. Source: Aerosur.BOCP-2640Aerosur Boeing 737 Incident · Dec 10, 2011On December 10, 2011, the Bombardier CL-600-2B19 aircraft (registration N8800G), operated by Pinnacle, was involved in an incident at Quebec due to a flight control failure. Source: the TSB (Canada).USN8800GPinnacle Bombardier CRJ Incident · Dec 10, 2011On December 10, 2011, the Boeing 777-222 aircraft (registration N781UA), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Ottawa. Source: United Airlines.USN781UAUnited Airlines Boeing 777 Incident · Dec 10, 2011On December 10, 2011, the Boeing 767-322(ER)(WL) aircraft (registration N655UA), operated by United Airlines, was involved in an incident at Boston. Source: United Airlines.USN655UAUnited Airlines Boeing 767 Incident · Dec 10, 2010On December 10, 2010, the Airbus A320-214 aircraft (registration LZ-FBE), operated by Bulgaria Air, was involved in an incident at Sofia-Vrazhdebna (SOF) Airport (Bulgaria) due to an oil leak. Source: Bulgaria Air.BGLZ-FBEBulgaria Air Airbus A320 Incident · Dec 10, 2006On December 10, 2006, the Boeing 747-422 aircraft (registration F-HLOV), operated by Corsair, was involved in an incident at Paris-Orly (ORY) Airport (France) due to a tailstrike. Source: Corsair.FRF-HLOVCorsair Boeing 747 Incident · Dec 10, 1998On December 10, 1998, the Boeing 767-332ER aircraft (registration N193DN), operated by Delta Air Lines, was involved in an incident at Amsterdam-Schiphol (AMS) International Airport (Netherlands) due to a ground occurrence during operations. Source: Delta Air Lines.USN193DNDelta Air Lines Boeing 767

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