Southwest B737 at Saint Louis on May 21st 2021, rejected takeoff due to blown tyres
Last Update: May 24, 2021 / 22:13:46 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 21, 2021
Classification
Accident
Airline
Southwest Airlines
Flight number
WN-1995
Departure
Saint Louis, United States
Destination
Cancun, Mexico
Aircraft Registration
N558WN
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700
ICAO Type Designator
B737
A replacement Boeing 737-700 registration N465WN reached Cancun with a delay of 3.5 hours.
The FAA reported: "AIRCRAFT ON DEPARTURE ROLL, ABORTED DEPARTURE DUE TO TWO BLOWN TIRES ON LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR, ST LOUIS, MO.", stated the damage was substantial and rated the occurrence an accident.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Saint Louis 3 days later.
Related NOTAM:
!STL 05/412 STL RWY 12L/30R CLSD 2105211612-2105212359
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 21, 2021
Classification
Accident
Airline
Southwest Airlines
Flight number
WN-1995
Departure
Saint Louis, United States
Destination
Cancun, Mexico
Aircraft Registration
N558WN
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700
ICAO Type Designator
B737
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