Alaska B739 near Sacramento on Jul 20th 2023, electrical issues twice

Last Update: July 23, 2023 / 13:20:10 GMT/Zulu time

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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

An Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-900, registration N320AS performing flight AS-1219 from Los Angeles,CA to Seattle,WA (USA), was enroute at FL360 about 130nm north of Sacramento,CA (USA) when the crew decided to divert to Sacramento reporting electrical problems. The aircraft turned around, descended to 12,000 feet and landed safely on Sacramento's runway 17L about 30 minutes after leaving FL360.

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
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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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