Southwest B737 near Cleveland on May 2nd 2018, cracked cabin window

Last Update: May 2, 2018 / 21:01:39 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 2, 2018

Classification
Incident

Airline
Southwest Airlines

Flight number
WN-957

Departure
Chicago Midway, United States

Destination
Newark, United States

Aircraft Registration
N713SW

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700

ICAO Type Designator
B737

A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700, registration N713SW performing flight WN-957 from Chicago Midway,IL to Newark,NJ (USA) with 81 passengers, was enroute at FL330 about 120nm westnorthwest of Cleveland,OH (USA) when the crew descended the aircraft to FL270 due to a cabin window, the outer pane of which had cracked without any cabin pressurization issue. The aircraft diverted to Cleveland for a safe landing about 35 minutes after leaving FL330.

The airline reported: "The Crew of Southwest Flight 957, with scheduled service from Chicago Midway International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport, made an unscheduled stop at Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport for maintenance review of a potential crack to the outer pane of a window. There are multiple layers of panes in each aircraft window. No emergency landing was declared. The aircraft maintained pressurization, and the flight landed uneventfully in Cleveland. The aircraft has been taken out of service for maintenance review, and our local Cleveland Employees worked diligently to accommodate the 81 Customers on a new aircraft to Newark. The Safety of our Customers and Employees is our number one focus each and every day."
Aircraft Registration Data
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 2, 2018

Classification
Incident

Airline
Southwest Airlines

Flight number
WN-957

Departure
Chicago Midway, United States

Destination
Newark, United States

Aircraft Registration
N713SW

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700

ICAO Type Designator
B737

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