Southwest B737 at Santa Ana on Nov 10th 2019, gear and speed control problem on departure
Last Update: November 13, 2019 / 08:39:06 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Nov 10, 2019
Classification
Incident
Airline
Southwest Airlines
Flight number
WN-4095
Departure
Santa Ana, United States
Destination
Dallas Love, United States
Aircraft Registration
N7744A
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700
ICAO Type Designator
B737
A replacement Boeing 737-700 registration N248WN reached Dallas with a delay of about 3 hours.
Late Nov 12th 2019 (Pacific Standard Time) the FAA reported: "the crew advised they were experiencing speed-control issues after departing".
With that information on hand a previously unreadable portion of their transmissions became understandable, the crew reported a gear problem and subsequently added: "we are not able to bring the power back on the aircraft without gear being down" and again clarified they could not get the aircraft to accelerate, slow down for the approach would not be a problem, the gear was down. The crew indicated to return to Santa Ana, later deciding to divert to Los Angeles.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Nov 10, 2019
Classification
Incident
Airline
Southwest Airlines
Flight number
WN-4095
Departure
Santa Ana, United States
Destination
Dallas Love, United States
Aircraft Registration
N7744A
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700
ICAO Type Designator
B737
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