Created Wednesday, Nov 6th 2024 20:43Z, last updated Wednesday, Nov 6th 2024 20:43Z
A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-8 MAX, registration N8727M performing flight
WN-203 from Birmingham,AL to Chicago Midway,IL (USA), was enroute at FL340 over Nashville,TN (USA) when the crew decided to divert to Nashville after they needed to shut one of the engines (LEAP) down. The aircraft landed safely on Nashville's runway 20L about 35 minutes later.
The airline reported the crew received a maintenance indication prompting them to shut the engine down. Another aircraft took them to Chicago.
A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration N8322X reached Chicago with a delay of about 2:15 hours.
The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground for about 20 hours before resuming service.
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