Southwest B733 near Atlanta on May 12th 2017, engine problems

Last Update: May 12, 2017 / 21:05:29 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 12, 2017

Classification
Incident

Flight number
WN-1694

Aircraft Registration
N626SW

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-300

ICAO Type Designator
B733

A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-300, registration N626SW performing flight WN-1694 from Tampa,FL to Nashville,TN (USA) with 129 passengers, was enroute at FL340 about 45nm south of Atlanta,GA (USA) when the crew decided to divert to Atlanta. The aircraft landed safely in Atlanta about 15 minutes later.

A replacement Boeing 737-300 registration N651SW reached Nashville with a delay of 3.5 hours.

A passenger reported there was water dripping off the ceiling, then smoke and a terrible smell developed on board while enroute at FL400.

The airline reported the crew decided to divert to Atlanta due to an engine (CFM56) performance issue.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 12, 2017

Classification
Incident

Flight number
WN-1694

Aircraft Registration
N626SW

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-300

ICAO Type Designator
B733

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