Southwest B733 at Orlando on Jun 11th 2017, hydraulic failure as result of burst tyre on departure
Last Update: June 12, 2017 / 20:59:44 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 11, 2017
Classification
Incident
Cause
Hydraulic failure
Airline
Southwest Airlines
Flight number
WN-3006
Departure
Orlando, United States
Destination
Pittsburgh, United States
Aircraft Registration
N620SW
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-300
ICAO Type Designator
B733
A passenger reported the captain announced about 15 minutes after departure that there was an issue with the aircraft and they would return to Orlando, they needed another about 15 minutes to reduce the fuel load. Another 15 minutes later the captain came on again and explained they had blown a tyre on departure, which probably severed a hydraulic line causing a hydraulic failure. They had manually lowered the landing gear. The passenger reported the continued to fly for about another hour before returning to Orlando, cabin crew prepared them for a possible crash landing. Emergency services met the aircraft after landing.
A replacement Boeing 737-700 registration N7873A reached Pittsburgh with a delay of 4 hours.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 11, 2017
Classification
Incident
Cause
Hydraulic failure
Airline
Southwest Airlines
Flight number
WN-3006
Departure
Orlando, United States
Destination
Pittsburgh, United States
Aircraft Registration
N620SW
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-300
ICAO Type Designator
B733
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