Alaska B739 near Sacramento on Jul 20th 2023, electrical issues twice
Last Update: July 23, 2023 / 13:20:10 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 20, 2023
Classification
Incident
Airline
Alaska Airlines
Flight number
AS-1219
Departure
Los Angeles, United States
Destination
Seattle, United States
Aircraft Registration
N320AS
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-900
ICAO Type Designator
B739
The aircraft remained on the ground for about 2 hours, then departed again and was enroute at FL360 about 170nm north of Sacramento, when the crew again decided to divert to Sacramento due to the same problem surfacing again. The aircraft landed safely again on runway 17L about one hour after departure from Sacramento.
A replacement Boeing 737-900 registration N306AS reached Seattle with a delay of about 8 hours.
Sacramento airport reported the aircraft reported electrical problems.
The airline reported a mechanical problem prompted the aircraft to divert, maintenance met the flight and thought to have fixed the issue. However, the issue repeated and forced the aircraft back a second time. Later the airline added a backup generator system required inspection.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 20, 2023
Classification
Incident
Airline
Alaska Airlines
Flight number
AS-1219
Departure
Los Angeles, United States
Destination
Seattle, United States
Aircraft Registration
N320AS
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-900
ICAO Type Designator
B739
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