Southwest B737 near Pensacola on Dec 12th 2017, burning odour in cabin
Last Update: December 13, 2017 / 21:11:07 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 12, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
Southwest Airlines
Flight number
WN-1539
Departure
Orlando, United States
Destination
Houston Hobby, United States
Aircraft Registration
N905WN
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700
ICAO Type Designator
B737
The aircraft remained on the ground for about 4.5 hours, then continued the journey and reached Houston with a delay of about 5 hours.
The airline reported the aircraft diverted to Pensacola due to an odour in the cabin. The source of the odour was identified to be the coffeemaker.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 12, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
Southwest Airlines
Flight number
WN-1539
Departure
Orlando, United States
Destination
Houston Hobby, United States
Aircraft Registration
N905WN
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700
ICAO Type Designator
B737
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