WN1416 - Incident: Southwest B737 at Fort Lauderdale on Dec 27th 2023

A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700, registration N232WN performing flight WN-1416 from Fort Lauderdale,FL to Austin,TX (USA) with 145 people on board, was climbing out of Fort Lauderdale's runway 28L when the crew reported they flew through a flock of birds and may have received a bird strike, there was some damage. The aircraft stopped the climb at 5000 feet and returned to Fort Lauderdale for a safe landing on runway 28R about 35 minutes after departure.

A replacement Boieng 737-700 registration N418WN reached Austin with a delay of about 8:20 hours.

The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground in Fort Lauderdale for about 28 hours before returning to service.