United A320 flight UA460 diverted to Santa Barbara, smoke in cabin

A United Airbus A320-200, registration N427UA performing flight UA-460 from Los Angeles,CA to San Francisco,CA (USA) with 140 people on board, was climbing out of Los Angeles when the crew stopped the climb at FL270 reporting smoke in the cabin, turned around and diverted to Santa Barbara,CA (USA) for a safe landing about 20 minutes later.

The airline reported smoke in the cabin as result of a mechanical problem. The passengers were rebooked onto other flights.

The Aviation Herald