According to United Airlines, a flight bound for Rome landed in Sacramento to address a mechanical issue. United Airlines Flight 507 took off from San Francisco just before 4:30 p.m. Tuesday but landed at SMF at about 5:49 p.m. United Airlines said the flight landed safely and was working to rebook passengers bound for Rome. Officials did not say what the mechanical issue was. United Airlines said there were 148 passengers and 14 crew members on board. According to Flight Aware, the Boeing 777 jet diverted to Sacramento without leaving California and landed safely at Sacramento International Airport. LiveCopter 3 video shows passengers disembarking from the plane and buses waiting on the ramp. After all passengers had disembarked, LiveCopter 3 captured a United Airlines crew inspecting the jet’s second engine. KCRA 3 spoke with Cecilia Souza of Yuba City, who was on the flight, and she said United told passengers what was going on. “We were told over the PA that we were having issues with the left engine, that it was overheating, so we were shutting it down and diverting it to Sacramento Airport, but we weren’t sure what our next steps were. We were told we would let them know as soon as we knew what was going on,” Souza said. Souza said passengers should wait in Terminal A for further instructions, and that a flight to San Francisco was being prepared. He also noted that most of the passengers who disembarked didn’t seem all that annoyed. “We don’t know how long we’re going to be late, but we’ll make it and we’re all safe,” Souza said. “There was nothing that made us feel like something was really wrong.” According to FAA records, the Boeing 777-222 is 25 years old, having first flown in 1999. Records also show the aircraft’s engines are Pratt & Whitney PW4000 series turbofans. The passengers flew back to San Francisco on Tuesday night, landing just after 10:30 p.m. Watch more coverage on KCRA 3 at 11 p.m. Read more coverage of California’s top stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter
SACRAMENTO, Calif. —
The Rome-bound plane landed in Sacramento to address a mechanical issue, United Airlines said.
United Airlines Flight 507 took off from San Francisco just before 4:30 p.m. Tuesday but landed at SMF around 5:49 p.m.
United Airlines said the flight landed safely and was working to rebook passengers to Rome. Officials did not say what the mechanical problem was.
The airline said there were 148 passengers and 14 crew on board.
According to Flight Aware, the Boeing 777 jet was diverted to Sacramento instead of leaving California and landed safely at Sacramento International Airport.
Video from LiveCopter 3 shows passengers disembarking from the plane and buses waiting on the ramp.
After all passengers had disembarked, Livecopter 3 captured footage of a United Airlines crew inspecting the jet’s number two engine.
KCRA 3 spoke with Cecilia Souza, of Yuba City, who was on the flight, who said United Airlines notified passengers about what was happening.
“They told me over the PA that they were having an issue with the left engine, that it was overheating, so they were shutting it down and landing the plane at Sacramento Airport, but they didn’t know exactly what their next steps would be. They would let me know as soon as they knew the situation,” Souza said.
Souza said passengers should wait in Terminal A for further instructions and that a new flight to San Francisco would be prepared, and noted that most passengers who got off the plane didn’t seem too annoyed.
“I don’t know how late they’ll be, but they’ll get there in time and everyone will be safe,” she said. “There was nothing that made me feel like something was really wrong.”
According to FAA records, the Boeing 777-222 was manufactured 25 years ago and made its first flight in 1999. Records also show the aircraft’s engines are Pratt & Whitney PW4000 series turbofans.
The passengers returned to San Francisco on Tuesday night, landing just after 10:30 p.m.
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