Southwest B38M at Havana on Mar 5th 2023, bird strike, engine fire
Last Update: March 30, 2023 / 16:14:34 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 5, 2023
Classification
Incident
Airline
Southwest Airlines
Flight number
WN-3923
Departure
Havana, Cuba
Destination
Fort Lauderdale, United States
Aircraft Registration
N8792Q
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800MAX
ICAO Type Designator
B38M
The aircraft is still on the ground in Havana about 15 hours after landing back.
The airline reported the aircraft suffered bird strikes to nose and engine. The aircraft was evacuated due to the smoke in the cabin.
On Mar 30th 2023 Cuba's AIB reported the aircraft took off runway 06 when at a height of 800 feet the crew emergency due to the failure of the right hand engine. The aircraft returned and landed without further incident. The occurrence was rated a serious incident and is being investigation by Cuba's AIB.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 5, 2023
Classification
Incident
Airline
Southwest Airlines
Flight number
WN-3923
Departure
Havana, Cuba
Destination
Fort Lauderdale, United States
Aircraft Registration
N8792Q
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800MAX
ICAO Type Designator
B38M
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