Southwest B737 near Buffalo on Oct 8th 2019, smoke in cockpit
Last Update: October 10, 2019 / 21:48:43 GMT/Zulu time
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 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
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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