Alaska Airlines Boeing jet experiences flooding, turns around during flight from Hawaii to Anchorage

An Alaska Airlines flight from Honolulu to Anchorage, Alaska, had to move astir aft a malfunctioning bath descend flooded nan compartment of nan Boeing 737 Max 9 jet, according to reports. 

The formation took disconnected astatine 10:16 p.m. Friday, according to FlightAware. When nan h2o began leaking astir 90 minutes into nan flight, nan skipper of Alaska Airlines Flight 828 decided to move around, according to nan Daily Mail. The level landed backmost astatine Daniel K. Inouye International Airport 2 hours and 18 minutes aft first takeoff. 

"There was astir apt 2 to 4 inches of opinionated h2o that swooshed retired arsenic soon arsenic you opened that beforehand doorway of nan lavatory," formation rider Dustin Parker told KTUU-TV. I would opportunity an hr and a half into nan formation is erstwhile we noticed nan h2o and it was significant. The full floorboards of that airplane [were] wholly wet."

Video shared by Parker shows a formation attendant throwing insubstantial towels connected nan plane's level successful an effort to mop up nan water. The halfway aisle tin beryllium seen glistening from what appears to beryllium nan beforehand of nan level each nan measurement to nan back. Eventually, nan insubstantial towels are swapped retired pinch what looks for illustration bluish blankets. 

AMERICAN AIRLINES PLANE TURNS BACK AROUND TO AIRPORT MID-FLIGHT DUE TO CARGO DOOR CONCERN

"We apologize to our guests for nan inconvenience this caused and commend nan unit for their actions to guarantee nan well-being and comfortableness of our guests," Alaska Airlines said successful connection to FOX Business.

Flights from Honolulu to Anchorage are usually astir six hours successful length, according to FlightAware. The formation had to beryllium canceled owed to deficiency of craft for a swap, but impacted passengers were "reaccommodated connected replacement flights," nan hose said.  

Both Alaska Airlines and Boeing person been successful nan headlines pursuing a midair blowout during a January flight. Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 made an emergency landing Jan. 5, soon aft taking disconnected from Oregon’s Portland International Airport, erstwhile a doorway plug blew disconnected nan jetliner arsenic it was ascending for a travel to California.  

No injuries were reported connected nan plane, which was carrying 171 passengers and six unit members astatine nan time.

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A Boeing 737 Max 9 for Alaska Airlines astatine Renton Municipal Airport adjacent to Boeing's mill successful Renton, Washington, connected Jan. 25. (Jason Redmond/AFP via / Getty Images)

Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 made an emergency landing connected Jan. 5 erstwhile a doorway plug blew disconnected nan jetliner arsenic it was ascending for a travel to California. (NTSB / Fox News)

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The blowout prompted nan FAA to crushed akin Boeing 737 Max 9 jetliners for inspections. The grounding resulted successful thousands of formation cancellations.

Last month, passengers who had been connected nan Alaska Airlines formation pinch nan doorway plug blowout midair received a missive from nan FBI that they whitethorn beryllium a "possible unfortunate of a crime."

FOX Business' Stepheny Price, Haley Chi-Sing and Daniella Genovese contributed to this report.