ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 223539
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| Date: | Tuesday 26 March 2019 |
| Time: | c. 14:50 |
| Type: |  Boeing 737 MAX 8 |
| Owner/operator: | Southwest Airlines |
| Registration: | N8712L |
| MSN: | 36930/6290 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2017 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | near Orlando International Airport (KMCO), Orlando, FL -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Orlando International Airport, FL (MCO/KMCO) |
| Victorville-Southern California Logistics Airport, CA (VCV/KVCV) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The aircraft experienced a right engine failure while on initial climb from Orlando during a ferry flight to Victorville for storage.
Sources:
https://www.facebook.com/flightradar24/photos/a.116008071771958/2203567436349334/?type=3&theater
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/boeing-737-max-flown-southwest-makes-emergency-landing-orlando-airport-n987691
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/SWA8701
Media:
#WN8701, a Southwest #737MAX 8 being ferried to Victorville for storage returned to Orlando shortly after departure this afternoon after reporting a failure of its right engine. https://t.co/jKVRO0ki9C pic.twitter.com/yn2I63kJGO
— Flightradar24 (@flightradar24) March 26, 2019
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Mar-2019 21:27 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 26-Mar-2019 22:14 | Geno | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
| 26-Mar-2019 22:34 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn] |
| 26-Mar-2019 22:42 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, Embed code] |
| 27-Mar-2019 06:32 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Embed code] |
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