WN3396 - Incident: Southwest B737 near Los Angeles on Nov 6th 2026
Created Saturday, Nov 7th 2026 17:10Z, last updated Saturday, Nov 7th 2026 17:10Z
A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700, registration N281WN performing flight WN-3396 from Santa Ana,CA to San Jose,CA (USA) with 96 people on board, was climbing out of Santa Ana's runway 02L when the crew stopped the climb at FL200 reporting right hand engine (CFM56) problems and decided to divert to Los Angeles,CA (USA). The crew subsequently shut the engine down and continued for a safe landing on Los Angeles' runway 25L about 40 minutes after departure.
The airline reported the crew received an engine maintenance indication.
The FAA reported the crew reported engine issues.
The aircraft is still on the ground in Los Angeles about 21 hours after landing.
Source: The Aviation Herald
WN3396 around Nov 6, 2026
From Airportia's flight history: WN3396 SNA–SJC in the days around the story. Local times; on time means less than 15 minutes late.
| Date | Departure | Arrival | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, Nov 7 | 12:25 | 13:45 | Scheduled |
| Fri, Nov 6 story | 11:48 | 12:56 | En-Route |
| Thu, Nov 5 | 11:38 | 12:37 | Landed |
| Wed, Nov 4 | 11:44 | 12:40 | Landed |
| Tue, Nov 3 | 11:37 | 12:43 | Landed |
| Mon, Nov 2 | 11:42 | 12:37 | Landed |
| Sun, Nov 1 | 11:41 | 12:44 | Landed |