Alaska Airline flight with smoke detector issue makes emergency stop in Boise
Fire crews responded to the Boise Airport for a flight that made an emergency landing Monday morning, but no injuries were reported, according to Boise Airport spokesman Sean Briggs.
Fire crews responded shortly after 11:30 a.m., as well as a paramedic, according to Ada County dispatchers. Upon arrival, there was no fire. The airplane was traveling from Seattle to Dallas, Texas.
According to an Alaska Airlines spokesman, the flight was “diverted to Boise after a lavatory smoke detector light illuminated on the flight deck. No smoke was visible upon inspection of the lavatory.”
Following safety protocols, the pilots diverted the flight to Boise.
“The aircraft landed safely and taxied to the gate where it will undergo a mechanical inspection,” according to the airline. “The 76 passengers onboard the flight are being rebooked.”
The Federal Aviation Administration said the airplane, an Embraer 175 jet, landed without incident around noon and the the FAA will investigate, according to FAA spokesman Ian Gregor.
This story was originally published January 20, 2020 at 12:53 PM.
