Alaska B738 near Sacramento on Dec 10th 2012, electrical smell in cabin
Last Update: December 11, 2012 / 14:38:24 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 10, 2012
Classification
Incident
Airline
Alaska Airlines
Departure
Seattle, United States
Destination
Las Vegas, United States
Aircraft Registration
N525AS
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration N516AS reached Las Vegas with a delay of 6:15 hours.
The airline confirmed some slight electrical odour on board of the aircraft, the source of the odour is under investigation, there was no fire or smoke.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 10, 2012
Classification
Incident
Airline
Alaska Airlines
Departure
Seattle, United States
Destination
Las Vegas, United States
Aircraft Registration
N525AS
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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