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| Date: | Tuesday 15 September 2020 |
| Time: | 13:12 UTC |
| Type: | Boeing 737-7H4 (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | Southwest Airlines |
| Registration: | N420WN |
| MSN: | 29825/1039 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2001 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-7B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Milwaukee-General Mitchell Airport, WI (MKE/KMKE) -
United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Milwaukee-General Mitchell Airport, WI (MKE/KMKE) |
| Destination airport: | Orlando International Airport, FL (MCO/KMCO) |
| Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Southwest Airlines flight WN2253, a Boeing 737-700, suffered a bird strike on takeoff from Milwaukee-General Mitchell Airport, WI.
The takeoff was aborted and the aircraft taxied back to the terminal. On a taxiway the aircraft stopped to allow ARFF to inspect the brakes.
Sources:
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/n420wn#25822896 https://twitter.com/suzspencertv/status/1305870946478284801 Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
| 15-Sep-2020 17:25 |
harro |
Added |
| 15-Sep-2020 17:26 |
harro |
Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
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