United flight from SFO to Rome diverted to Sacramento, plane lands safely

United flight from SFO to Rome diverted in Sacramento

United confirms a flight from San Franciscos SFO to Rome was diverted to Sacramento for a mechanical issue on Tuesday. The flight landed safely according to officials.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - United airlines on Tuesday confirms a flight from San Francisco International Airport to Rome was diverted in Sacramento due to a mechanical issue.

United said flight 507 landed safely and they were working to reboot customers for Rome.

The airline did not disclose what the issue was, only that the flight was diverted, so the issue could be addressed.

148 passengers and 14 crew members were aboard the Boeing 777 aircraft, according to United.

United's website shows the plane departed SFO at 4:26 p.m. and arrived at Sacramento's SMF airport just before 6 p.m.

The FlightAware website had updates on the flight's continued departure delay from SMF back to SFO. The latest information shows flight 507 was more than five hours delayed and is en route and set to arrive at SFO at 10:36 p.m.

KCRA shared a video feed of the SMF tarmac, where passengers and crew were seen exiting the plane.