WN3113 - Incident: Southwest B737 near Fresno on Aug 7th 2024
Created Sunday, Aug 11th 2024 21:06Z, last updated Sunday, Aug 11th 2024 21:06Z
A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700, registration N404WN performing flight WN-3113 from Santa Ana,CA to Sacramento,CA (USA), was enroute at FL360 about 100nm south of Fresno,CA (USA) when the crew received indications of the severe vibrations for the right hand engine (CFM56) and indication the engine would shut down on its own. The crew shut the engine down and decided to divert to Fresno where the aircraft landed safely on runway 29L about 25 minutes later. The aircraft vacated the runway and stopped for an inspection of the right hand engine by emergeny services, who did not see any leak, smoke or abnormalities. The aircraft taxied to the apron.
The airline reported the aircraft diverted to Fresno due to a maintenance issue.
A passenger reported the right hand engine emitted a series of bangs, the captain subsequently announced the engine had failed.
The aircraft remained on the ground in Fresno for about 53 hours before positioning to Las Vegas,NV and resuming service.
Source: The Aviation Herald