The airplane had reached 16,300 toes earlier than descending, in keeping with flight knowledge printed by the flight-tracking web site Flightradar24, and arrived about 20 minutes after taking off. It made a protected emergency touchdown, stated Allison Ferre, a spokeswoman for the Port of Portland, which oversees Portland Worldwide Airport.

Flight 1282, which was headed for Southern California, makes use of a Boeing 737-9 Max, an up to date model of the Boeing mannequin, in keeping with Alaska Airways.

The 737 Max has beforehand been accused of getting vital security issues, The Washington Put up has reported.

Alaska Airways stated in an announcement that the flight had skilled “an incident” however that each one 171 passengers and 6 crew members have been protected. “The protection of our friends and staff is all the time our main precedence, so whereas one of these prevalence is uncommon, our flight crew was skilled and ready to securely handle the scenario. We’re investigating what occurred and can share extra data because it turns into accessible.”

The Nationwide Transportation Security Board stated on social media it “is investigating an occasion involving Alaska Airways Flight 1282,” with out elaborating what the occasion was.

The Federal Aviation Administration couldn’t be instantly reached late Friday.

This story is growing and will likely be up to date.