What: Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-900 en route from Seattle to Austin
Where: Austin TX
When: July 31, 2012 23:04:00
Why: While passengers were deplaning at the gate, the APU of the 373 caught on fire.
The fire was quickly extinguished. No injuries were reported. The wiring for the APU fan may have been involved.
The incident reportedly occurred on the ground. THe extent of the damage is not known.
SEATTLE, Jan. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — The Employees Community Fund (ECF) of Boeing (NYSE: BA) Puget Sound has elected a new slate of board trustees for 2011.
Pictured from left to right: (first row) Patty Rhodes, first-year trustee; Joyce Nugent, secretary; Andrea Hutchins, first-year trustee; and Bob Malone, treasurer; (second row) Sukari Mdogo, vice president; Robley Evans, president; Renard Burnett, first-year trustee; and Dave Hopkins, first-year trustee.
Serving for two years, ECF trustees manage the day-to-day operations of the Puget Sound region fund. Since 1951, Boeing employees have donated more than $500 million to ECF Puget Sound, which celebrates its 60th birthday on Sept. 20. The companywide Boeing ECF is one of the world’s largest employee-owned and operated charitable funds.
Jet2.com flight LS-362 had to make an emergency landing at Belfast International Airport in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, on March 24th.
The plane was flying from Palma de Mallorca Airport, Spain, when the crew received a fire indication and declared emergency.
The plane landed safely. No injuries were reported.
No evidence of fire or smoke was found upon inspection.
Malindo Air flight OD206, heading from New Delhi, India to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, had to make an emergency landing in Bangkok, Thailand, at 2:25 a.m. on November 3.
The authorities said the pilot decided to make an emergency landing at the nearest airport after a technical issue was discovered in the Boeing 737-900ER aircraft.
The plane landed uneventfully and all 121 passengers and 8 crew members remained unharmed.
The airline said in a statement, “The passengers are being taken care of by Thai Lion Air and arrangements to put them on another flight to Kuala Lumpur at 3.45pm (4.45pm Malaysian time) are already under way.”
The aircraft was taken for examination.
KLM flight KL-602 had to return and make an emergency landing in Los Angeles, California, on November 18th.
The Boeing 747-400 plane took off for Amsterdam, Netherlands, but had to turn back due to an engine problem.
The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
Ryanair flight FR-817 made an emergency landing in Dublin, Ireland, on September 28th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane was flying from Edinburgh, United Kingdom, when the crew requested an early descent to avoid icing. However, during initial descent, the crew declared an emergency due to light vibrations in both engines and increasing oil temperature.
The plane landed safely. All 145 passengers and 6 crew members remained unharmed.
Delta Airlines flight DL-55 had to return and make an emergency landing in Lagos, Nigeria, on February 13th.
The Airbus A330-200 plane took off for Atlanta, Georgia, but had to turn back after the crew received an engine fire indication.
The plane was evacuated upon landing.
Five people sustained minor injuries during evacuation.
