Southwest B737 at Phoenix on Sep 27th 2021, flight control malfunction

Last Update: September 28, 2021 / 09:58:27 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 27, 2021

Classification
Incident

Airline
Southwest Airlines

Flight number
WN-2830

Departure
Santa Ana, United States

Destination
Phoenix, United States

Aircraft Registration
N254WN

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700

ICAO Type Designator
B737

A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700, registration N254WN performing flight WN-2830 from Santa Ana,CA to Phoenix,AZ (USA) with 144 people on board, was descending towards Phoenix at that time maintaining 6000 feet, when the crew declared emergency reporting a flight control malfunction. The crew advised they needed to burn off some fuel and were sent into a hold. The aircraft landed safely on Phoenix's runway 26 about 35 minutes after declaring emergency.

A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration N8649A performed the next sector and reached Nashville,TN (USA) with a delay of about 2:15 hours.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
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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
B737
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 27, 2021

Classification
Incident

Airline
Southwest Airlines

Flight number
WN-2830

Departure
Santa Ana, United States

Destination
Phoenix, United States

Aircraft Registration
N254WN

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700

ICAO Type Designator
B737

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