Southwest B738 at Milwaukee on Jan 13th 2015, suspected tail strike on departure

Last Update: January 13, 2015 / 23:01:05 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 13, 2015

Classification
Incident

Flight number
WN-404

Aircraft Registration
N8630B

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-800, registration N8630B performing flight WN-404 from Milwaukee,WI to Phoenix,AZ (USA) with 155 passengers and 6 crew, was climbing out Milwaukee's runway 19R when the crew stopped the climb at FL100 suspecting the aircraft had suffered a tail strike on departure, depressurized the cabin and returned to Milwaukee for a safe landing on Milwaukee's runway 01R about 65 minutes after departure.

Following checks the aircraft was able to depart again after about 3:40 hours on the ground and reached Phoenix with a delay of 4.5 hours.

The airline reported the aircraft experienced a tail strike on takeoff from Milwaukee. The aircraft was inspected with no damage found and was released to service again.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
N8630B
Country of Registration
United States
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
BOEING
Aircraft Model / Type
737-8H4
Number of Seats
ICAO Aircraft Type
B738
Year of Manufacture
Serial Number
Aircraft Address / Mode S Code (HEX)
Engine Count
Engine Manufacturer
Engine Model
Engine Type
Pounds of Thrust
Main Owner
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 13, 2015

Classification
Incident

Flight number
WN-404

Aircraft Registration
N8630B

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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