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| Date: | Wednesday 24 November 2021 |
| Time: | c. 19:00 UTC |
| Type: |  Airbus A320-214 |
| Owner/operator: | Alaska Airlines |
| Registration: | N851VA |
| MSN: | 4999 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2012 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-5B4/P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 150 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | south of Eugene, OR -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Portland International Airport, OR (PDX/KPDX) |
| San Francisco International Airport, CA (SFO/KSFO) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Alaska Airlines flight AS297, an Airbus A320-214, suffered a failure of the no.2 (right) CFM56-5B4/3 engine.
The flight had departed Portland, Oregon at 18:32 UTC and turned back at bout 19:05 UTC. A safe landing was made back at Portland Airport at 19:42 UTC.
Sources:
https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2021/11/alaska-airlines-flight-emergency-lands-at-pdx-it-was-terrifying.html
https://twitter.com/pdxalerts/status/1463588217286848512
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/n851va#29f927a0
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Nov-2021 07:13 | harro | Added |
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