Southwest B737 near Grand Cayman on Apr 13th 2017, electrical odour in cabin

Last Update: April 14, 2017 / 19:25:41 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 13, 2017

Classification
Incident

Airline
Southwest Airlines

Flight number
WN-607

Departure
San Jose, Costa Rica

Destination
Baltimore, United States

Aircraft Registration
N795SW

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700

ICAO Type Designator
B737

A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700, registration N795SW performing flight WN-607 from San Jose (Costa Rica) to Baltimore,MD (USA) with 123 passengers and 5 crew, was enroute near Grand Cayman (Cayman Islands) when an electrical odour was noticed in the cabin prompting the crew to divert to Grand Cayman Airport for a safe landing.

A replacement Boeing 737-700 registration N294WN was dispatched from Baltimore to Grand Cayman, continued the flight as WN-8891 and reached Baltimore with a delay of about 19 hours.

The airline reported the passengers were taken to hotels over night. The aircraft was removed from service to determine the cause of the odour.
Aircraft Registration Data
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Aircraft Model / Type
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ICAO Aircraft Type
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 13, 2017

Classification
Incident

Airline
Southwest Airlines

Flight number
WN-607

Departure
San Jose, Costa Rica

Destination
Baltimore, United States

Aircraft Registration
N795SW

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700

ICAO Type Designator
B737

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