Created Saturday, Dec 23rd 2023 22:09Z, last updated Saturday, Dec 23rd 2023 22:09Z
A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-800, registration N8327A performing flight
WN-3163 from Chicago Midway,IL to Fort Myers,FL (USA) with 122 people on board, was enroute at FL390 about 100nm northwest of Atlanta,GA (USA) when the crew needed to shut one of the engines (CFM56) down and diverted to Atlanta for a safe landing on runway 09L about 35 minutes later.
The FAA reported the crew declared emergency reporting the failure of one of their engines.
The airline reported a mechanical issue, the passengers were taken to Fort Myers on a different aircraft.
A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration N8568Z reached Fort Myers with a delay of about 2.5 hours.
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