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| Date: | Monday 12 February 2018 |
| Time: | 07:30 |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-700 |
| Owner/operator: | Southwest Airlines |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-7B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 139 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Santa Ana-John Wayne International Airport, CA (SNA/KSNA) -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Pushback / towing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Santa Ana-John Wayne International Airport, CA (SNA/KSNA) |
| San Jose-Norman Y. Mineta International Airport (SJC/KSJC) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Southwest Flight 2123 was evacuated after ground crew reported a possible fire in the APU.
The emergency slides were deployed and the plane's 139 passengers and five crew members were all evacuated safely and the fire was extinguished. The incident was first reported around 7:30 p.m. 5 minor injuries were reported, but none requiring a hospital transport.
Sources:
- Eyewitness
- News
https://abc7news.com/travel/san-jose-bound-flight-forced-to-evacuate-at-orange-county-airport/3076417/
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Feb-2018 07:54 | Wods | Added |
| 14-Feb-2018 19:26 | Captain Adam | Updated [Registration, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 13-May-2019 07:31 | wods | Updated [Total occupants, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 13-May-2019 07:32 | harro | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 20-Nov-2022 22:23 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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