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Alaskan Airlines Diverts to Sacramento

What: Alaskan Airlines Boeing 737 en route from Seattle to Las Vegas
Where: Sacramento
When: Dec 10, 2012 4:42
Who: 152 passengers and crew
Why: While the flight was en route, smoke “unidentified fumes in the plane “developed in the cabin. Pilots diverted to Sacramento where they made a safe landing at 4:42 pm. with emergency services on standby.

There were no injuries although there was a report of a crew member getting oxygen.

Passengers said the problem appeared to be electrical, and that a stewardess had “burning in her eyes and throat.”

Passengers disembarked and were provided an alternative flight. The affected plane is slated for a Tuesday return to Seattle.

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