Date: | Tuesday 15 August 2023 |
Time: | 23:51 UTC |
Type: | Boeing 737-7BD (WL) |
Owner/operator: | Southwest Airlines |
Registration: | N7737E |
MSN: | 33929/2129 |
Year of manufacture: | 2006 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Aircraft damage: | Minor |
Location: | near Houston-William P. Hobby Airport (HOU/KHOU), TX - United States of America |
Phase: | Initial climb |
Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
Departure airport: | Houston-William P. Hobby Airport, TX (HOU/KHOU) |
Cancún Airport (CUN/MMUN) | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Viewers sent videos to our newsroom of flames coming from a plane near Hobby on Tuesday. The airline company said Southwest Flight #307 from Houston to Cancun returned to the airport "to check out a potential mechanical issue." #khou11
— KHOU 11 News Houston (@KHOU) August 16, 2023
MORE: https://t.co/y8MnbQ00ox pic.twitter.com/WDYoGuzMhe
Dramatic Incident: Flames Erupt from Southwest Airlines Plane Mid-Air after Houston Departure. The aircraft heading to Cancun experienced mechanical issues shortly after takeoff, prompting its return to Houston. A safe landing ensued #SouthwestAirlines #PlaneFire #Landing pic.twitter.com/eEqmUwNFLG
— ChroniBuzz (@liv59224) August 18, 2023
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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17-Aug-2023 13:18 | harro | Added |
17-Aug-2023 13:21 | harro | Updated |
19-Aug-2023 13:36 | RobertMB | Updated |