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| Date: | Monday 26 February 2018 |
| Time: | c. 07:00 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-7H4 (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | Southwest Airlines |
| Registration: | N431WN |
| MSN: | 29845/1259 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2002 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-7B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 115 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | near Salt Lake City, UT -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC/KSLC), UT |
| Los Angeles International Airport (LAX/KLAX), CA | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Southwest Airlines flight WN604, a Boeing 737-700, returned to land at Salt Lake City Airport ,Utah, USA, after suffering no.2 engine compressor stalls on climbout. Associated flames were observed.
A safe landing was made back at Salt Lake City Airport, 24 minutes after takeoff.
Sources:
https://abcnews.go.com/US/southwest-flight-makes-emergency-landing-salt-lake-city/story?id=53370803
http://www.foxnews.com/travel/2018/02/26/fire-in-sky-southwest-flight-makes-emergency-landing-after-engine-experiences-performance-issues.html
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/wn604#108c2af5
https://uk.flightaware.com/live/flight/N431WN/history/20180226/1340Z/KSLC/KSLC/tracklog
Media:
A Southwest Airlines flight had to turn around and make an emergency landing shortly after takeoff due to an engine malfunction, according to an airport spokesperson. https://t.co/Pya5sEBEzE pic.twitter.com/3BXsdpmZlf
— ABC News (@ABC) February 26, 2018
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Feb-2018 07:17 | AF5541 | Added |
| 27-Feb-2018 07:20 | harro | Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 27-Feb-2018 07:23 | harro | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 27-Feb-2018 07:24 | harro | Updated [Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 27-Feb-2018 18:12 | AF5541 | Updated [Departure airport, Embed code, ] |
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