ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 348985
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| Date: | Wednesday 20 December 2023 |
| Time: | c. 14:13 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing 737 MAX 8 |
| Owner/operator: | Southwest Airlines |
| Registration: | N8830Q |
| MSN: | 67750/8453 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2022 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport(MSY/KMSY),LA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | New Orleans-Louis Armstrong International Airport, LA (MSY/KMSY) |
| Tampa International Airport, FL (TPA/KTPA) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Southwest Airlines flight WN554, a Boeing 737 MAX 8, struck a bird on takeoff from runway 11 at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY/KMSY), Louisiana. As a result engine no.1 lost power. The flight returned to land back at he airport only 18 minutes after departure.
A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration N8501V reached Tampa with a delay of about 5 hours.
Sources:
https://airlive.net/emergency/2023/12/23/southwest-boeing-max-8-lost-a-fan-blade-on-climb-out-from-new-orleans/
https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/N8830Q/history/20231220/2015Z/KMSY/KMSY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSGEgktp9lE
FAA ASIAS
https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/5/56966_1671241047.jpg
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Dec-2023 14:53 | harro | Added |
| 21-Dec-2023 14:56 | harro | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2023 19:05 | harro | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Dec-2023 03:08 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Damage, Narrative, Category] |
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