{"id":60862,"date":"2024-04-06T00:50:16","date_gmt":"2024-04-05T19:20:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?p=60862"},"modified":"2024-05-28T10:59:31","modified_gmt":"2024-05-28T05:29:31","slug":"southwest-737-suffers-engine-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/06\/southwest-737-suffers-engine-fire\/","title":{"rendered":"Southwest 737 Suffers Engine Fire and Aborts Takeoff"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

LAS VEGAS-<\/strong> Federal authorities are currently probing a reported engine fire incident that prompted a Southwest Airlines (WN)<\/a> aircraft to abort takeoff and return to the gate at Lubbock, Texas, airport on Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Southwest disclosed on Friday that the pilots were alerted to a potential engine problem, prompting the Boeing 737<\/a> to taxi back to the Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport terminal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Southwest Engine Fire<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Lubbock fire department stated online that it verified the presence of a fire in one of the two engines, which required extinguishing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Further, the Federal Aviation Administration <\/a>confirmed that it is conducting an investigation into the incident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The flight, which had 154 passengers and a crew of six onboard, was bound for Las Vegas, according to Southwest. The airline arranged for a replacement aircraft to be flown in from Dallas to continue the journey later on Thursday evening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The aircraft involved was a Boeing 737-800, which is an older model compared to the 737 Max. Its engines are manufactured by CFM International, a partnership between General Electric and France\u2019s Safran SA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Donnie Rundell, a passenger aboard the flight, informed KLBK-TV that the pilots were accompanied back to the terminal by a fire truck and commended the crew for their handling of the situation, stating, “They did the best they could and took care of us.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“We were accelerating for takeoff, and I thought we had a blown tire on the plane. It was quite loud. However, as I mentioned, the pilots applied the brakes, and everything came to a halt, and everything was fine,” Rundell recounted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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