Alaskan Airlines Plane Loses A Section Of Its Fuselage Midflight, Causing An Emergency Landing

An Alaska Airlines flight from Oregon to Southern California made an emergency landing Friday following a mid-air incident in which part of a side of the plane appeared to have detached. Flight 1282 landed safety at Portland International Airport, Port of Portland spokesperson Allison Ferre said in a statement. No injuries were reported among the 174 passengers and 6 crew members on board, Alaska Airlines said. The Federal Aviation Administration said it returned to the airport after "the crew reported a pressurization issue." Alaska described what happened as an "incident." A photo from a passenger on board showed an entire panel missing from a side of the fuselage, next to a row of seats. It’s not clear how the panel became separated from the passenger jet.