Southwest B737 near Buffalo on Oct 8th 2019, smoke in cockpit

Last Update: October 10, 2019 / 21:48:43 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 8, 2019

Classification
Incident

Cause
Smoke in cockpit

Airline
Southwest Airlines

Flight number
WN-1291

Departure
Chicago Midway, United States

Destination
Providence, United States

Aircraft Registration
N728SW

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700

ICAO Type Designator
B737

A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700, registration N728SW performing flight WN-1291 from Chicago Midway,IL to Providence,RI (USA) with 135 people on board, was enroute at FL390 about 50nm south of Buffalo,NY (USA) when the crew donned their oxygen masks and decided to divert to Buffalo reporting smoke in the cockpit. On contacting tower the crew advised it looked like they were able to stop the smoke and they were planning to vacate the runway and taxi to the gate. The aircraft landed safely on Buffalo's runway 05 about 15 minutes later, the aircraft taxied to the apron.

A replacement Boeing 737-700 registration N205WN reached Providence with a delay of about 2 hours.

The occurrence aircraft returned to service about 6:20 hours after landing.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
N728SW
Country of Registration
United States
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
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Aircraft Model / Type
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ICAO Aircraft Type
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 8, 2019

Classification
Incident

Cause
Smoke in cockpit

Airline
Southwest Airlines

Flight number
WN-1291

Departure
Chicago Midway, United States

Destination
Providence, United States

Aircraft Registration
N728SW

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700

ICAO Type Designator
B737

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