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WN1844 - Incident: Southwest B737 near Myrtle Beach on May 29th 2025

Created Sunday, Jun 1st 2025 14:19Z, last updated Sunday, Jun 1st 2025 14:19Z

Myrtle Beach International Airport
File photo: Myrtle Beach International Airport.

A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700, registration N7713A performing flight WN-1844 from Baltimore,MD to Tampa,FL (USA), was enroute at FL400 about 80nm southeast of Myrtle Beach,SC (USA) when the crew decided to divert to Myrtle Beach after a passenger's battery charger had overheated and emitted smoke. The aircraft landed safely on Myrtle Beach's runway 36 about 20 minutes later.

A replacement Boeing 737-8 MAX registration N8947Q continued the flight and reached Tampa with a delay of 4.5 hours.

The occurrence aircraft returned to service about 16 hours after landing.

Source: The Aviation Herald

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