Southwest B737 at Denver on Mar 30th 2021, speedbrake arming issue

Last Update: March 30, 2021 / 22:27:19 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 30, 2021

Classification
Incident

Airline
Southwest Airlines

Flight number
WN-903

Departure
Tampa, United States

Destination
Denver, United States

Aircraft Registration
N7704B

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700

ICAO Type Designator
B737

Airport
Denver International Airport, Denver

Airport ICAO Code
KDEN

A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700, registration N7704B performing flight WN-903 from Tampa,FL to Denver,CO (USA), was on final approach to Denver's runway 34R when the crew went around, declared emergency advising ATC they had a speed arming issue and did have insufficient time to calculate their numbers. The aircraft climbed to 9000 feet, positioned for an approach to runway 35L and landed safely at a normal speed about 15 minutes after the go around.

The aircraft went around only a few minutes after another go around and emergency, see Incident: United B739 at Denver on Mar 30th 2021, flaps problem.



Metars:
KDEN 302153Z VRB05KT 10SM SCT040 BKN065 BKN200 03/M07 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP176 T00331067=
KDEN 302053Z 12009KT 10SM FEW025 BKN035 BKN065 02/M06 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP173 T00221056 58005=
KDEN 301953Z VRB04KT 10SM SCT022 BKN030 BKN040 02/M04 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP181 T00171044=
KDEN 301853Z 10011KT 10SM SCT065 SCT095 00/M06 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP183 T00001056=
KDEN 301753Z 15016KT 10SM FEW025 SCT065 BKN100 M01/M06 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP185 60004 T10111061 11011 21044 50003=
KDEN 301653Z 15014KT 10SM FEW025 SCT065 BKN110 M02/M06 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP190 T10221061=
KDEN 301553Z 16013KT 10SM SCT025 BKN065 BKN090 M03/M06 A3003 RMK AO2 SNE32 SLP184 P0000 T10331061=
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
N7704B
Country of Registration
United States
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
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Aircraft Model / Type
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Number of Seats
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ICAO Aircraft Type
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Year of Manufacture
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Serial Number
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Aircraft Address / Mode S Code (HEX)
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Engine Count
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 30, 2021

Classification
Incident

Airline
Southwest Airlines

Flight number
WN-903

Departure
Tampa, United States

Destination
Denver, United States

Aircraft Registration
N7704B

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700

ICAO Type Designator
B737

Airport
Denver International Airport, Denver

Airport ICAO Code
KDEN

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