Southwest B737 at Sacramento on Feb 8th 2025, engine issue

Last Update: February 10, 2025 / 13:07:10 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 8, 2025

Classification
Incident

Airline
Southwest Airlines

Flight number
WN-2301

Departure
Sacramento, United States

Destination
Denver, United States

Aircraft Registration
N288WN

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700

ICAO Type Designator
B737

A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700, registration N288WN performing flight WN-2301 from Sacramento,CA to Denver,CO (USA), was climbing out of Sacramento's runway 35L when the crew requested to level off at 4000 feet advising they were looking at something. After levelling off at 4000 feet the crew advised about a minute later, that they needed to return to Sacramento, they had a possible engine (CFM56) issue. The aircraft landed safely on Sacramento's runway 35L about 18 minutes after departure.

A replacement Boeing 737-700 registration N416WN reached Denver with a delay of about 2:10 hours.

The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Sacramento about 19.5 hours after landing.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
N288WN
Country of Registration
United States
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
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Aircraft Model / Type
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ICAO Aircraft Type
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Year of Manufacture
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 8, 2025

Classification
Incident

Airline
Southwest Airlines

Flight number
WN-2301

Departure
Sacramento, United States

Destination
Denver, United States

Aircraft Registration
N288WN

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700

ICAO Type Designator
B737

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