KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) – An Alaskan Airlines flight carrying a Kansas City icon returned to the airport after crews noticed a fuel leak.

On Friday, June 7, Tech N9ne took to Facebook following some airline troubles. He said the flight he was on- Alaska Airlines flight 291- was turned around mid-flight.

The plane, which was headed to Seattle, returned to KCI after its 3 p.m. departure on Friday. Flight Aware shows the aircraft made a U-turn about an hour into the flight, above Lincoln, Neb. It had originally been scheduled to land in Seattle around 7 p.m.

Early Saturday morning, Alaska Airlines confirmed that the reason for the flight’s return was a potential fuel leak.

“The pilots noticed indications of a potential fuel leak, so they followed their checklist and shut down the #1 engine on the left side of the aircraft,” the airline said in a statement.

“The crew followed standard procedures for this situation and landed safely and without incident in Kansas City at 4:35 p.m. local time. We are working to take care of our guests and accommodate their travel to Seattle, and we apologize to them for the inconvenience.”

So here I am banging some new COSM tunes on the way to Alaska bout an hr or so in the air from Kc when the flight…

Posted by Tech N9ne on Friday, June 7, 2024

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