Southwest B737 near Los Angeles on May 26th 2015, cargo smoke indication
Last Update: May 27, 2015 / 20:42:56 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 26, 2015
Classification
Incident
Cause
Cargo smoke indication
Airline
Southwest Airlines
Flight number
WN-1516
Departure
San Jose, United States
Destination
San Diego, United States
Aircraft Registration
N766SW
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700
ICAO Type Designator
B737
A replacement Boeing 737-300 registration N623SW reached San Diego with a delay of 2 hours.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 26, 2015
Classification
Incident
Cause
Cargo smoke indication
Airline
Southwest Airlines
Flight number
WN-1516
Departure
San Jose, United States
Destination
San Diego, United States
Aircraft Registration
N766SW
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700
ICAO Type Designator
B737
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