Alaska Air jet makes emergency landing

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) -- Alaska Airlines is investigating the cause of an engine problem that led to an emergency landing of one of the newer additions to its fleet.

Alaska Airlines spokeswoman Caroline Boren says one of the plane's two engines malfunctioned about 30 minutes after takeoff in Anchorage Tuesday morning. Boren says the crew of the Fairbanks-bound plane idled the engine, and declared an emergency landing as a precaution.

The Boeing 737-800 aircraft landed normally in Anchorage 7:49 a.m. and passengers were put on a 10:05 a.m. flight to Fairbanks.

Boren says there were no injuries among the 61 passengers and five crew members.

She says the plane is among aircraft added to the airline's fleet in recent years.