Source: Simon Hradecky | www.avherald.com

An Alaska Airlines Airbus A319-100, registration N523VA performing flight AS-1693 from Columbus,OH t0 Seattle,WA (USA), was enroute at FL340 about 90nm south of Minneapolis,MN when the crew decided to divert to Minneapolis reporting a burning odour and a seized fan in the cockpit. The aircraft landed safely on Minneapolis’ runway 12R about 20 minutes later and stopped on the runway requesting emergency services to check the area just below the front of the aircraft for any smoke, again advising emergency services they had a seized fan and smoke in the cockpit. The aircraft subsequently taxied to the apron.

A passenger reported the crew indicated fumes in the cockpit as reason for the diversion to Minneapolis.