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| Date: | Friday 21 May 2021 |
| Time: | 12:23 |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-8H4 (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | Southwest Airlines |
| Registration: | N8686A |
| MSN: | 36938/5892 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2016 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-7B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Chicago-Midway Airport, IL (MDW/KMDW) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Chicago-Midway Airport, IL (MDW/KMDW) |
| Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport, AL (BHM/KBHM) | |
| Investigating agency: | FAA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
During taxi a Southwest Airlines plane clipped a wing with another airplane at Midway International Airport, Chicago. The airplane was taken out of service.
The right-hand winglet of flight WN654 was damaged.
Sources:
https://www.foxnews.com/us/southwest-damaged-airplane-wing
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N8686A
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 20 February 2019 | N8686A | Southwest Airlines | 0 | Fort Lauderdale International Airport, FL (FLL/KFLL) | |
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Location
Media:
Welp, I guess it’s time for a cocktail.
— Natalie Moore (@nemoore91) May 21, 2021
Don’t worry, everyone is okay. Just a minor speed bump in our journey to Bham. pic.twitter.com/LoYWT5XGG7
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2021 07:26 | gerard57 | Added |
| 22-May-2021 13:09 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 22-May-2021 13:15 | harro | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 22-May-2021 13:20 | harro | Updated [Embed code, ] |
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