Southwest B733 at Chicago on Apr 20th 2013, unsafe gear

Last Update: April 21, 2013 / 21:38:33 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 20, 2013

Classification
Incident

Cause
Unsafe gear

Airline
Southwest Airlines

Departure
Charlotte, United States

Destination
Chicago Midway, United States

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-300

ICAO Type Designator
B733

A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-300, flight WN-2187 from Charlotte,NC to Chicago Midway,IL (USA), was on final approach to Midway's runway 04R already cleared to land when the crew reported "they were on the go" due to a gear indication and wanted to do a quick circuit and retry again. The aircraft climbed to 3000 feet. While positioning for another approach the crew decided to divert to Chicago O'Hare and landed safely on O'Hare's runway 10 about 30 minutes after going around a Midway Airport.

The airline confirmed an indicator light, which was later identified faulty, prompted the diversion.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 20, 2013

Classification
Incident

Cause
Unsafe gear

Airline
Southwest Airlines

Departure
Charlotte, United States

Destination
Chicago Midway, United States

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-300

ICAO Type Designator
B733

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