Southwest B738 at Seattle on Jan 1st 2018, gear indication on departure
Last Update: January 2, 2018 / 21:06:07 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 1, 2018
Classification
Incident
Airline
Southwest Airlines
Flight number
WN-5489
Departure
Seattle, United States
Destination
Baltimore, United States
Aircraft Registration
N8644C
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration N8676A reached Baltimore with a delay of 6:20 hours.
The airline reported the aircraft had a problem with the nose gear.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Seattle about 20 hours after landing back.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 1, 2018
Classification
Incident
Airline
Southwest Airlines
Flight number
WN-5489
Departure
Seattle, United States
Destination
Baltimore, United States
Aircraft Registration
N8644C
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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