Southwest B737 at Los Angeles on Sep 8th 2017, runway incursion forced rejected takeoff

Last Update: September 8, 2017 / 23:10:43 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 8, 2017

Classification
Incident

Cause
Runway incursion

Airline
Southwest Airlines

Flight number
WN-6326

Departure
Salt Lake City, United States

Destination
Los Angeles, United States

Aircraft Registration
N7726A

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700

ICAO Type Designator
B737

A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700, registration N7726A performing flight WN-6326 from Salt Lake City,UT to Los Angeles,CA (USA), landed on Los Angeles' runway 24R and was instructed to hold short runway 24L while taxiing towards the apron.

A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700, registration N787SA performing flight WN-1190 from Los Angeles,CA to Las Vegas,NV (USA), was cleared for takeoff from runway 24L. About 30 seconds after the takeoff clearance WN-6326 reported they were slightly over the hold short line, the controller subsequently instructed "Southwest 1190, cancel takeoff roll!", the crew of WN-1190 acknowledged and rejected takeoff at high speed. The aircraft vacated the runway and returned to the apron.

A passenger reported the passengers deplaned, the aircraft was refueled, the brakes checked, the passengers boarded again and the aircraft departed about 2 hours after the rejected takeoff.

WN-1190 reached Las Vegas with a delay of 2.5 hours.
Aircraft Registration Data
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 8, 2017

Classification
Incident

Cause
Runway incursion

Airline
Southwest Airlines

Flight number
WN-6326

Departure
Salt Lake City, United States

Destination
Los Angeles, United States

Aircraft Registration
N7726A

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700

ICAO Type Designator
B737

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