Southwest B737 near Los Angeles on May 26th 2015, cargo smoke indication

Last Update: May 27, 2015 / 20:42:56 GMT/Zulu time

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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 Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700, registration N766SW performing flight WN-1516 from San Jose,CA to San Diego,CA (USA) with 75 people on board, was enroute at FL410 about 70nm north of Los Angeles,CA when the crew received a cargo smoke indication and decided to divert to Los Angeles for a safe landing on runway 24R about 20 minutes later. Attending emergency services did not detect any traces of fire, smoke or heat.

A replacement Boeing 737-300 registration N623SW reached San Diego with a delay of 2 hours.
Aircraft Registration Data
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Country of Registration
United States
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Aircraft Model / Type
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ICAO Aircraft Type
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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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