Southwest B738 near Charleston on Jul 20th 2026, suspected fuel leak
Last Update: July 23, 2026 / 16:42:20 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 20, 2026
Classification
Incident
Cause
Suspected fuel leak
Airline
Southwest Airlines
Flight number
WN-4761
Departure
Orlando, United States
Destination
Manchester, United States
Aircraft Registration
N8662F
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
A replacement Boeing 737-8 MAX registration N8881L reeached Manchester with a delay of about 5.5 hours.
The occurrence aircraft resumed service about 5 hours after landing.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 20, 2026
Classification
Incident
Cause
Suspected fuel leak
Airline
Southwest Airlines
Flight number
WN-4761
Departure
Orlando, United States
Destination
Manchester, United States
Aircraft Registration
N8662F
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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