Southwest B738 near Albuquerque on Mar 11th 2018, smell smoke in cabin

Last Update: March 12, 2018 / 22:42:00 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 11, 2018

Classification
Accident

Airline
Southwest Airlines

Flight number
WN-3562

Departure
Phoenix, United States

Destination
Dallas Love, United States

Aircraft Registration
N8501V

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-800, registration N8501V performing flight WN-3562 from Phoenix,AZ to Dallas Love,TX (USA) with 140 people on board, was enroute at FL370 about 70nm southwest of Albuquerque,NM (USA) when a strange odour developed in the cabin, passengers observed an unusual heat developing and hot air coming from the air vents associated with a smell of electrical smoke. The flight crew decided to divert to Albuquerque where the aircraft landed safely on runway 03 about 17 minutes later. The aircraft was evacuated including overwing exits. Two passengers received injuries in the evacuation and were taken to hospitals.

A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration N8541W reached Dallas with a delay of 5 hours.
Aircraft Registration Data
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Aircraft Model / Type
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 11, 2018

Classification
Accident

Airline
Southwest Airlines

Flight number
WN-3562

Departure
Phoenix, United States

Destination
Dallas Love, United States

Aircraft Registration
N8501V

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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