Created Tuesday, Apr 9th 2024 18:09Z, last updated Tuesday, Apr 9th 2024 18:09Z
A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700, registration N496WN performing flight
WN-6080 from Fort Walton Beach,FL to Dallas Love,TX (USA) with 115 people on board, was climbing out of Fort Walton Beach when the crew received indication of a wheel well fire and decided to divert to Atlanta,GA (USA). After working the checklists the crew advised ATC the fire indication did not extinguish. The aircraft landed on Atlanta's runway 09R about 45 minutes after departure.
A replacement Boeing 737-700 registration N276WN reached Dallas with a delay of about 3 hours.
The occurrence aircraft returned to service about 14.5 hours after landing.
