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WN2367 - Incident: Southwest B737 near Las Vegas on Nov 26th 2023

Created Wednesday, Nov 29th 2023 19:13Z, last updated Wednesday, Nov 29th 2023 19:19Z

Las Vegas McCarran International Airport
File photo: Las Vegas McCarran International Airport.

A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700, registration N966WN performing flight WN-2367 from Denver,CO to San Diego,CA (USA), was enroute at FL400 about 100nm southeast of Las Vegas,NV (USA) when the crew decided to divert to Las Vegas reporting a small fire on board. The aircraft landed safely on Las Vegas' runway 01L about 22 minutes after leaving FL400.

The airport reported the crew reported a small electrical fire on board.

The airline reported the aircraft was inspected with no anomalies found.

A replacement Boeing 737-700 registration N964WN reached San Diego with a delay of about 3 hours.

The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground in Las Vegas for about 6 hours before returning to service.

Source: The Aviation Herald

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