Southwest B737 near Myrtle Beach on May 29th 2025, battery charger emits smoke

Last Update: June 1, 2025 / 14:19:07 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 29, 2025

Classification
Incident

Airline
Southwest Airlines

Flight number
WN-1844

Departure
Baltimore, United States

Destination
Tampa, United States

Aircraft Registration
N7713A

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700

ICAO Type Designator
B737

A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700, registration N7713A performing flight WN-1844 from Baltimore,MD to Tampa,FL (USA), was enroute at FL400 about 80nm southeast of Myrtle Beach,SC (USA) when the crew decided to divert to Myrtle Beach after a passenger's battery charger had overheated and emitted smoke. The aircraft landed safely on Myrtle Beach's runway 36 about 20 minutes later.

A replacement Boeing 737-8 MAX registration N8947Q continued the flight and reached Tampa with a delay of 4.5 hours.

The occurrence aircraft returned to service about 16 hours after landing.
Aircraft Registration Data
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 29, 2025

Classification
Incident

Airline
Southwest Airlines

Flight number
WN-1844

Departure
Baltimore, United States

Destination
Tampa, United States

Aircraft Registration
N7713A

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700

ICAO Type Designator
B737

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