Southwest B738 at Orlando on Dec 9th 2022, engine shut down in flight
Last Update: December 12, 2022 / 23:14:04 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 9, 2022
Classification
Incident
Airline
Southwest Airlines
Flight number
WN-1681
Departure
Orlando, United States
Destination
Fort Myers, United States
Aircraft Registration
N8620H
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration N8663A reached Fort Myers with a delay of 3:45 hours.
The occurrence aircraft returned to service about 29 hours after landing.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 9, 2022
Classification
Incident
Airline
Southwest Airlines
Flight number
WN-1681
Departure
Orlando, United States
Destination
Fort Myers, United States
Aircraft Registration
N8620H
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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