Southwest B737 at Orlando on Feb 6th 2016, engine shut down in flight

Last Update: February 8, 2016 / 23:07:30 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 6, 2016

Classification
Incident

Cause
Engine shut down in flight

Airline
Southwest Airlines

Flight number
WN-5252

Departure
Orlando, United States

Destination
Chicago Midway, United States

Aircraft Registration
N711HK

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700

ICAO Type Designator
B737

A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700, registration N711HK performing flight WN-5252 from Orlando,FL to Chicago Midway,IL (USA) with 151 people on board, was climbing out of Orlando's runway 36R when the crew declared emergency reporting the left hand engine (CFM56) had failed and was shut down, stopped the climb at about 11,000 feet and returned to Orlando for a safe landing on runway 36L about 35 minutes after departure.

A replacement Boeing 737-700 registration N241WN reached Chicago with a delay of 2:45 hours.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
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Country of Registration
United States
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
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Aircraft Model / Type
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ICAO Aircraft Type
B737
Year of Manufacture
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 6, 2016

Classification
Incident

Cause
Engine shut down in flight

Airline
Southwest Airlines

Flight number
WN-5252

Departure
Orlando, United States

Destination
Chicago Midway, United States

Aircraft Registration
N711HK

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-700

ICAO Type Designator
B737

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