An Alaska Airlines flight heading from Hawaii to Alaska was forced to return after water leaked into the aisle of the Boeing 737 Max 9 from the onboard toilet, officials said. alaska news source.
The incident is the latest in a number of problems with Boeing aircraft over the past few months.
The flight from Honolulu to Anchorage departed just after 10 p.m. Friday night and had been in the air for just 90 minutes when the front toilet suddenly started malfunctioning, eventually flooding the aircraft’s aisle.
Instead of continuing the six-hour flight to Alaska, the captain of Alaska Airlines Flight 828 decided to return to Hawaii to resolve the issue. Footage of the incident was posted on YouTube, and flight attendants can be seen using paper towels and blankets to soak up as much water as possible.
“There was probably 2 to 4 inches of water sitting there, and as soon as I opened the front toilet door, it just came rushing out,” said Dustin Parker, a passenger on the plane.
“An hour and a half into the flight, we noticed water and it was significant. The entire floorboard of the plane was completely wet.”
According to , the problem is believed to be in the bathroom sink, not the toilet. daily mail. Flight maps showed the flight flew for nearly two and a half hours and landed safely in Hawaii at 12:30 a.m.
The report said passengers were rebooked onto other flights because there were no other flights at the airport to return to Anchorage.
In a statement, the airline said: “We apologize to our customers for any inconvenience caused by this incident and commend the actions of our crew members to ensure the health and comfort of our customers.”
Alaska Airlines made headlines earlier this year after the door plug of a flooded Boeing 737 Max 9 jet erupted. In response to the door issue, the Department of Justice launched an investigation into Boeing.
Boeing has been at the center of scandals in recent years, including the mysterious death of John Burnett earlier this year while testifying about quality inspections of Boeing aircraft. Barnett’s death has been ruled a suicide, but some are skeptical of that conclusion.
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