Southwest B738 at Austin on Apr 9th 2022, engine shut down in flight

Last Update: April 10, 2022 / 20:15:40 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 9, 2022

Classification
Incident

Flight number
WN-539

Aircraft Registration
N8600F

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-800, registration N8600F performing flight WN-539 from Austin,TX to Phoenix,AZ (USA) with 117 people on board, was climbing out of Austin's runway 36L when the crew stopped the climb at about 9000 feet declaring emergency due to the failure of the right hand engine (CFM56). The aircraft returned to Austin for a safe landing on runway 18R about 30 minutes after departure.

The flight was cancelled.

The occurrence aircraft returned to service about 29 hours after landing back.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
N8600F
Country of Registration
United States
Date of Registration
TCDS Ident. No.
Manufacturer
BOEING
Aircraft Model / Type
737-8H4
Number of Seats
ICAO Aircraft Type
B738
Year of Manufacture
Serial Number
Aircraft Address / Mode S Code (HEX)
Engine Count
Engine Manufacturer
Engine Model
Engine Type
Pounds of Thrust
Main Owner
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 9, 2022

Classification
Incident

Flight number
WN-539

Aircraft Registration
N8600F

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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