"The Horizon Captain and First Officer quickly responded, engine power was not lost and ... The incident occurred on a 76-seat Embraer 175 plane. Alaska Airlines did not immediately say how ...

Pilots will occasionally ride a cockpit “jump seat ... airport. Alaska Airlines told CNN the off-duty pilot attempted to shut down both engines by pulling the Embraer 175’s engine fire ...

A flight from Everett to San Francisco was diverted to Portland Sunday night after an off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot attempted ... The incident occurred on a 76-seat Embraer 175 plane.

UPDATE: Off-duty Alaska pilot ... the flight but the Embraer 175 jet has 76 seats. Industry experts say airlines typically allow pilots to catch a ride in the cockpit jump seat to their flight ...

In the Embraer 175's cockpit, these fire extinguisher controls are up top. They are within easy access to engage for a pilot sitting in the jump seat of the cockpit right between the two pilots.

Oct 23 (Reuters) - An off-duty pilot riding in the cockpit of an Alaska Airlines ... a "validated jump seat passenger," sought to disable the engines of the twin-jet Embraer 175 by attempting ...