Southwest B38M near Kona on Jul 24th 2022, smoke in cockpit
Last Update: July 25, 2022 / 15:00:06 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 24, 2022
Classification
Incident
Cause
Smoke in cockpit
Airline
Southwest Airlines
Flight number
WN-304
Departure
Kona, United States
Destination
Las Vegas, United States
Aircraft Registration
N8733M
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800MAX
ICAO Type Designator
B38M
A replacement Boeing 737-8 MAX registration N8739L reached Las Vegas with a delay of about 3.5 hours.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Honolulu about 21 hours after landing.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 24, 2022
Classification
Incident
Cause
Smoke in cockpit
Airline
Southwest Airlines
Flight number
WN-304
Departure
Kona, United States
Destination
Las Vegas, United States
Aircraft Registration
N8733M
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800MAX
ICAO Type Designator
B38M
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