A United flight bound for Rome landed in Sacramento to address a mechanical issue, the airline said. United Flight 507 took off from San Francisco just before 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, but landed at SMF around 5:49 p.m.United said the flight landed safely and they are working to rebook customers for Rome. Officials did not specify what the mechanical issue was.The airline said 148 passengers and 14 crew members were on board.Information from Flight Aware shows the Boeing 777 jet did not leave California before diverting to Sacramento and safely landing at Sacramento International Airport.Video from LiveCopter 3 showed passengers getting off of the plane with a bus waiting on the ramp. After all passengers disembarked, LiveCopter 3 captured United Airlines crews inspecting the number two engine of the jet.KCRA 3 spoke to Cecilia Sousa from Yuba City who was on board the flight and said United communicated to those on board about what was happening. "We were told over the PA that there were some problems with the left engine, that it was overheating, so they had shut it down, and that they were diverting us to Sacramento airport, and they weren't sure exactly what was going to be the next steps. And as they found out, they would let us know," said Sousa. Sousa said that the passengers had to wait in Terminal A for further instructions and that a new plane was ready to take them to San Francisco. She also noted that most passengers who deplaned didn't seem overly frustrated. "I don't know how late we're going to get there, but we're going to make it, and everybody's safe," she said. "There was nothing to alert us, as far as anything to feel that something was really off."According to FAA Records, the Boeing 777-222 is 25 years old and had its first flight in 1999. Records show the aircraft's engines are Pratt & Whitney PW4000 Series turbo-fans.Passengers were flown back to San Francisco Tuesday night, landing just after 10:30 p.m. Watch more coverage on KCRA 3 at 11 p.m.See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter
SACRAMENTO, Calif. —
A United flight bound for Rome landed in Sacramento to address a mechanical issue, the airline said.
United Flight 507 took off from San Francisco just before 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, but landed at SMF around 5:49 p.m.
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United said the flight landed safely and they are working to rebook customers for Rome. Officials did not specify what the mechanical issue was.
The airline said 148 passengers and 14 crew members were on board.
Information from Flight Aware shows the Boeing 777 jet did not leave California before diverting to Sacramento and safely landing at Sacramento International Airport.
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Video from LiveCopter 3 showed passengers getting off of the plane with a bus waiting on the ramp.
After all passengers disembarked, LiveCopter 3 captured United Airlines crews inspecting the number two engine of the jet.
KCRA LiveCopter 3
KCRA 3 spoke to Cecilia Sousa from Yuba City who was on board the flight and said United communicated to those on board about what was happening.
"We were told over the PA that there were some problems with the left engine, that it was overheating, so they had shut it down, and that they were diverting us to Sacramento airport, and they weren't sure exactly what was going to be the next steps. And as they found out, they would let us know," said Sousa.
Sousa said that the passengers had to wait in Terminal A for further instructions and that a new plane was ready to take them to San Francisco. She also noted that most passengers who deplaned didn't seem overly frustrated.
"I don't know how late we're going to get there, but we're going to make it, and everybody's safe," she said. "There was nothing to alert us, as far as anything to feel that something was really off."
According to FAA Records, the Boeing 777-222 is 25 years old and had its first flight in 1999. Records show the aircraft's engines are Pratt & Whitney PW4000 Series turbo-fans.
Passengers were flown back to San Francisco Tuesday night, landing just after 10:30 p.m.
Watch more coverage on KCRA 3 at 11 p.m.
See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter
