Southwest B737 at Oakland on May 11th 2019, flaps problem

Last Update: May 13, 2019 / 23:42:30 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 11, 2019

Classification
Incident

Cause
Flaps problem

Airline
Southwest Airlines

Flight number
WN-135

Departure
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

Destination
Oakland, United States

Aircraft Registration
N7829B

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700

ICAO Type Designator
B737

A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700, registration N7829B performing flight WN-135 from Puerto Vallarta (Mexico) to Oakland,CA (USA), was on final approach to Oakland's runway 30 when the aircraft went around, the crew reported they had no flaps. The crew worked the checklists, advised ATC they were getting low on fuel and were preparing for a flaps up landing. The crew positioned the aircraft for another approach to runway 30 and landed the aircraft safely on runway 30 at a higher than normal speed (about 190 knots over ground) about 33 minutes after the go-around.

The occurrence aircraft returned to service about 35 hours after landing.
Aircraft Registration Data
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Country of Registration
United States
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 11, 2019

Classification
Incident

Cause
Flaps problem

Airline
Southwest Airlines

Flight number
WN-135

Departure
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

Destination
Oakland, United States

Aircraft Registration
N7829B

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700

ICAO Type Designator
B737

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