Southwest B737 near Fort Walton Beach on Apr 8th 2024, wheel well fire indication
Last Update: April 9, 2024 / 18:09:18 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 8, 2024
Classification
Incident
Airline
Southwest Airlines
Flight number
WN-6080
Departure
Fort Walton Beach, United States
Destination
Dallas Love, United States
Aircraft Registration
N496WN
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700
ICAO Type Designator
B737
A replacement Boeing 737-700 registration N276WN reached Dallas with a delay of about 3 hours.
The occurrence aircraft returned to service about 14.5 hours after landing.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 8, 2024
Classification
Incident
Airline
Southwest Airlines
Flight number
WN-6080
Departure
Fort Walton Beach, United States
Destination
Dallas Love, United States
Aircraft Registration
N496WN
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700
ICAO Type Designator
B737
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