Southwest B738 at Los Angeles on Oct 21st 2018, hydraulic problem or flaps malfunction

Last Update: October 22, 2018 / 15:44:47 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 21, 2018

Classification
Incident

Flight number
WN-4921

Aircraft Registration
N8619F

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-800, registration N8619F performing flight WN-4921 from Tampa,FL to Los Angeles,CA (USA) with 179 people on board, was on final approach to Los Angeles' runway 25L when the crew initiated a go around from about 1000 feet subsequently advising ATC they had a "hydraulic problem or flap malfunction", they needed 10 minutes to run the related checklists. The aircraft entered a hold at 5000 feet for about 20 minutes, then positioned for another approach to runway 25L and landed safely at a normal speed about 35 minutes after the go around.

The occurrence aircraft returned to service about 17 hours after landing.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
N8619F
Country of Registration
United States
Date of Registration
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TCDS Ident. No.
Manufacturer
BOEING
Aircraft Model / Type
737-8H4
Number of Seats
ICAO Aircraft Type
B738
Year of Manufacture
Serial Number
Aircraft Address / Mode S Code (HEX)
Engine Count
Engine Manufacturer
Engine Model
Engine Type
Pounds of Thrust
Main Owner
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 21, 2018

Classification
Incident

Flight number
WN-4921

Aircraft Registration
N8619F

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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