Southwest B733 at San Jose on Sep 15th 2014, flaps problem
Last Update: September 16, 2014 / 19:07:59 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 15, 2014
Classification
Incident
Cause
Flaps problem
Airline
Southwest Airlines
Flight number
WN-468
Departure
San Jose, United States
Destination
Phoenix, United States
Aircraft Registration
N398SW
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-300
ICAO Type Designator
B733
The airline reported a "portion of the redundant flight control surfaces were not performing optimally" which prompted the crew to declare emergency and divert to Oakland. The aircraft carried 128 passengers and 5 crew (the crew reported 135 people on board).
A replacement Boeing 737-700 registration N442WN reached Phoenix with a delay of 3:45 hours.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 15, 2014
Classification
Incident
Cause
Flaps problem
Airline
Southwest Airlines
Flight number
WN-468
Departure
San Jose, United States
Destination
Phoenix, United States
Aircraft Registration
N398SW
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-300
ICAO Type Designator
B733
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