WN712 - Incident: Southwest B38M at Louisville on Nov 4th 2026
Created Thursday, Nov 5th 2026 16:52Z, last updated Thursday, Nov 5th 2026 16:52Z
A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-8 MAX, registration N8846Q performing flight WN-712 from Louisville,KY to Orlando,FL (USA) with 172 people on board, was climbing out of Louisville's runway 17L in heavy precipitation when the crew stopped the climb at 6000 feet reporting they had fumes in cabin and cockpit. The crew requested to return to Louisville for an ILS approach to runway 17R. The aircraft landed safetly on runway 17R about 20 minutes after departure.
A replacement Boeing 737-8 MAX registration N8923Q reached Orlando with a delay of about 5 hours.
The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground for about 21 hours, then positioned to Chicago Midway,IL (USA) and resumed service.
Source: The Aviation Herald
WN712 around Nov 4, 2026
From Airportia's flight history: WN712 SDF–HOU in the days around the story. Local times; on time means less than 15 minutes late.
| Date | Departure | Arrival | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Nov 5 | 12:45 | 14:10 | Delayed |
| Mon, Nov 2 | 13:18 | 14:07 | Landed |
| Sun, Nov 1 | 13:05 | 13:53 | Landed |