Flight Safety Information - July 6, 2023 No. 129 In This Issue : Incident: Emirates A388 at Birmingham on Jul 4th 2023, brakes fire on landing : Incident: BAW A319 at London on Jun 16th 2023, smell on the flight deck : Incident: ThaiAsia A320 near Hat Yai on Jun 24th 2023, smoke in the cockpit : Passengers who missed their flight were arrested after they forced their way onto the boarding bridge and one jumped down onto the runway, says report : Alaska Airlines flight diverted after passenger makes 'direct threat' to plane's safety, officials say : Securing our digital infrastructure': Delta, Southwest move to ban TikTok for employees Incident: Emirates A388 at Birmingham on Jul 4th 2023, brakes fire on landing An Emirates Airbus A380-800, registration A6-EUY performing flight EK-39 from Dubai (United Arab Emirates) to Birmingham,EN (UK), landed on Birmingham's runway 15 when a small brakes fire broke out. The aircraft slowed safely, emergency services responded and put the fire out. The aircraft was subsequently towed to the gate where passengers disembarked normally. The airport reported the aircraft having landed with a gear fire was towed to the apron. It looked more dramatic than it had been, there had been a problem with the brakes, the passengers were all safe. The aircraft remained on the ground for about 5 hours, then departed for the scheduled return flight EK-40 and reached Dubai with a delay of about 2 hours. https://avherald.com/h?article=50b553a3&opt=0 Incident: BAW A319 at London on Jun 16th 2023, smell on the flight deck A British Airways Airbus A319-100, registration G-EUPM performing flight BA-797 from Porto (Portugal) to London Heathrow,EN (UK), was on final approach to Heathrow's runway 09L when the crew detected an unsual odour on the flight deck, donned their oxygen masks and declared Mayday. The aircraft continued for a safe landing on runway 09L. The aircraft returned to service about 57 hours after landing. The AAIB reported they opened an investigation into the occurrence rated a serious incident. https://avherald.com/h?article=50b42d87&opt=0 Incident: ThaiAsia A320 near Hat Yai on Jun 24th 2023, smoke in the cockpit A ThaiAirAsia Airbus A320-200, registration HS-BBF performing flight FD-369 from Singapore (Singapore) to Chiang Mai (Thailand), was enroute at FL340 about 120nm east of Hat Yai (Thailand) when the crew declared emergency reporting smoke in the cockpit and diverted the aircraft to Hat Yai for a safe landing about 25 minutes later. Thailand's AAIIB rated the occurrence a serious incident and opened an investigation. The aircraft remained on the ground in Hat Yai for about 30.5 hours, then returned to service. https://avherald.com/h?article=50b5c06a&opt=0 Passengers who missed their flight were arrested after they forced their way onto the boarding bridge and one jumped down onto the runway, says report A father and two sons were arrested after a wild attempt to get to their plane, according to The Times of Israel. The passengers forced their way onto the boarding bridge after missing their flight, it said. A father and two sons were arrested in Turkey on Tuesday after they made a wild attempt to get to their plane after missing the flight, according to The Times of Israel. The three Israeli passengers missed an AnadoluJet flight from Istanbul's Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion Airport, seemingly arriving at the gate after boarding had ended, the outlet reported. But that didn't stop them from going to extreme lengths to get to the plane, it reported. According to the newspaper, the men forced their way onto the boarding bridge after the plane had already moved away, with one family member leaping down onto the runway and approaching the plane. Footage of the alleged incident, shared by Turkish newspaper Yeni Safak, showed one man dangling from the boarding platform before dropping down onto the runway. It's unclear from the footage if others followed him. The footage then shows the man being surrounded by security staff. According to The Times of Israel, the three men were subsequently taken to a Turkish police station. N12 News reported that the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that it knew about the incident and that it was being dealt with by the Israeli consulate in Istanbul. The Consulate General of Israel in Istanbul did not immediately respond to Insider's requests for comment. Sabiha Gökçen International Airport confirmed in an email to Insider that the men trespassed onto the boarding bridge, adding that it is fully cooperating with the police. https://www.businessinsider.com/airport-unruly-passengers-men-arrested-breaking-jet-bridge-jumping-runway-2023-7 Alaska Airlines flight diverted after passenger makes 'direct threat' to plane's safety, officials say The incident saw Spokane International Airport temporarily shut down as the passenger was taken into custody over the alleged threat, a spokesperson for the airport said. An Alaska Airlines flight from Atlanta to Seattle was diverted to Spokane on Wednesday after a passenger made a "direct threat" to the aircraft's safety, prompting a temporary shutdown of the airport in Washington State, officials said. Spokane International Airport was closed for over an hour after the Alaska Airlines plane made an emergency landing "following a security incident onboard the aircraft," a spokesperson for the airport said. One person was taken into custody following the incident, the spokesperson said. The Alaska Airlines flight landed at around 5:15 p.m. local time and passengers and flight crew were safely deplaned, the spokesperson said. The airport shut down aviation operations during the incident, but they resumed again at around 6:45 p.m., they said. In a statement shared with NBC News affiliate KHQ, which is based in Spokane, Alaska Airlines said a male passenger onboard Flight 334 had "made a direct threat to the safety of our aircraft to one of our flight attendants." "Consistent with security procedures, local and federal law enforcement were immediately notified and met the aircraft when it arrived," the airline said. It said the FBI was involved in the response. Alaska Airlines, the FBI, the Spokane Police Department and the FAA did not immediately respond to overnight requests for comment. A total of 177 passengers and six crew members were onboard the flight and Alaska Airlines said it was working to get them to their original destination, Seattle, as quickly as possible. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/alaska-airlines-flight-diverted-passenger-makes-direct-threat-plane-rcna92808 'Securing our digital infrastructure': Delta, Southwest move to ban TikTok for employees Delta Air Lines recently announced a new ban on TikTok use by employees on company devices and personal devices used to connect to company systems. Employees were notified of the rule change by a memo last week, which instructed them to remove the app from their applicable devices by July 7, according to a report from The Point Guys. This stipulation applies not only to company-issued gadgets but also personal phones, computers and other smart devices if they are used to access company services such as emails and work schedules. While the flat-out ban may surprise some, it is rooted in government concerns over the safety of the Chinese-owned app and its parent company, ByteDance, which has already been blocked from all government-issued devices. Following a heavily publicized congressional hearing and the passing of the "No TikTok on Government Devices Act," American lawmakers have continued discussing the risks they believe the app may pose to national security, even leading to a state-wide ban in Montana. Delta is the second major airline to ban TikTok from company-connected devices Because many major airlines are technically government contractors, the reach of the anti-TikTok legislation has expanded into this territory. In a statement sent to USA TODAY, a representative fo r Delta said the new rule came in response to a newly published federal government requirement that "prohibits government contractors from having or using TikTok or any ByteDance applications on devices used to perform work for the U.S. Government." "To comply with this requirement, Delta has prohibited the use of TikTok and ByteDance applications on all Delta-issued information technology assets. We are also asking employees to either remove TikTok from personal devices that access Delta systems or remove all Delta systems from their personal devices." "Delta is committed to securing our digital infrastructure and protecting the security and privacy of our business, employees, and customers," the rest of the statement read. Southwest Airlines recently implemented a similar stipulation banning TikTok from all company networks. "Southwest maintains contracts with various government agencies, and earlier this month, the Department of Defense (DoD), General Services Administration (GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) issued an interim rule prohibiting the use of TikTok on devices used for official business by government contractors," a statement provided to USA TODAY by a Southwest representative read. "As a federal contractor, we are required to adhere to this guidance and accordingly, TikTok is inaccessible via the Southwest network." https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/news/2023/07/05/delta-southwest-airlines-ban-tiktok-for-employees/70385619007/ Curt Lewis