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| Date: | Monday 6 July 2015 |
| Time: | 21:30 |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-7H4 (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | Southwest Airlines |
| Registration: | N289CT |
| MSN: | 36633/2354 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2007 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-7B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Phoenix-Sky Harbor International Airport, AZ (PHX/KPHX) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Phoenix-Sky Harbor International Airport, AZ (PHX/KPHX) |
| San Francisco International Airport, CA (SFO/KSFO) | |
| Investigating agency: | FAA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Southwest Airlines flight WN211 suffered a blown main gear tyre on takeoff from runway 25R at Phoenix-Sky Harbor International Airport, AZ (PHX) at 20:39 hours local time.
Shortly after takeoff the flight reported to the Phoenix Tower controller that there might be debris on the runway because they suspeced a blown tire.
The aircraft, a Boeing 737-700, climbed to 6100 feet and flew a left hand circuit for a safe landing back at PHX at 21:10 hours.
Sources:
http://web.archive.org/web/20150710070400/http://www.fox10phoenix.com:80/clip/11658805/southwest-flight-makes-emergency-landing-at-sky-harbor
https://www.flightradar24.com//data/flights/wn211/#6bb5b11
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/SWA211
Location
Media:
UPDATE: @SouthwestAir #211 made emergency landing after tire blew out on takeoff http://t.co/LWa91nUPrg pic.twitter.com/EbGt8N1lcT
— FOX 10 Phoenix (@FOX10Phoenix) July 7, 2015
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Jul-2015 06:24 | harro | Added |
| 07-Jul-2015 06:52 | harro | Updated [Embed code, Narrative, ] |
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