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| Date: | Sunday 5 July 2015 |
| Time: | 17:15 |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-8H4 (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | Southwest Airlines |
| Registration: | N8621A |
| MSN: | 36917/4706 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2013 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-7B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 175 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Denver International Airport, CO (DEN/KDEN) -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Denver International Airport, CO (DEN/KDEN) |
| Los Angeles International Airport, CA (LAX) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Southwest Airlines flight 2869 suffered a deflated tyre during takeoff from runway 34L at Denver International Airport, CO (DEN) at 17:15 hours local time.
The Boeing 737-800 entered a holding pattern until it performed a safe landing on ruwnay 34L at 17:53 hours local time.
Sources:
https://www.denverpost.com/2015/07/05/southwest-airlines-2869-turns-back-to-dia-after-pilot-spots-problem/
https://nl.flightaware.com/live/flight/SWA2869/history/20150705/2240Z/KDEN/KLAX
Location
Media:
Blown tire. Emergency landing at DEN. Left my iPad on the plane to boot. Xoxo @SouthwestAir pic.twitter.com/JJ0DAFgwTC
— Brian (@BriZonkey) July 6, 2015
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Jul-2015 08:54 | harro | Added |
| 06-Jul-2015 10:11 | harro | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 27-May-2016 19:13 | AF5541 | Updated [Total occupants, ] |
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