Southwest B737 near Los Angeles on Dec 3rd 2017, burning odour in cabin
Last Update: December 4, 2017 / 23:52:03 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 3, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
Southwest Airlines
Flight number
WN-4046
Departure
Sacramento, United States
Destination
Santa Ana, United States
Aircraft Registration
N284WN
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700
ICAO Type Designator
B737
A replacement Boeing 737-700 registration N7743B reached Santa Ana with a delay of 90 minutes.
The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground for 15 hours then returned to service.
The airline reported the aircraft diverted to Los Angeles due to a burning odour in the cabin. 8 passengers were rerouted through Los Angeles, the others continued to Santa Ana on a replacement aircraft.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 3, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
Southwest Airlines
Flight number
WN-4046
Departure
Sacramento, United States
Destination
Santa Ana, United States
Aircraft Registration
N284WN
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700
ICAO Type Designator
B737
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