WN8507 - Incident: Southwest B737 at Oakland on May 22nd 2024
Created Thursday, May 23rd 2024 16:19Z, last updated Thursday, May 23rd 2024 16:19Z
A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700, registration N788SA performing flight WN-8507 from Oakland,CA to Phoenix,AZ (USA), was climbing out of Oakland's runway 30 when the crew stopped the climb at 7000 feet reporting airframe vibrations and requested to return to Oakland but stated, this was no emergency and no emergency services were needed. The aircraft landed safely back on Oakland's runway 30 about 20 minutes after departure.
The FAA reported: "AIRCRAFT DEPARTED AND RETURNED TO AIRPORT SHORTLY AFTER WITH DAMAGE TO THE #2 ENGINE COWLING, OAKLAND, CA."
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Oakland about 25.5 hours after landing back.
Source: The Aviation Herald