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| Date: | Thursday 7 September 2023 |
| Time: | 17:12 UTC |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-7H4 (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | Southwest Airlines |
| Registration: | N919WN |
| MSN: | 36625/2591 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2008 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-7B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Raleigh/Durham Airport, NC (RDU/KRDU) -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Raleigh/Durham Airport, NC (RDU/KRDU) |
| Fort Lauderdale International Airport, FL (FLL/KFLL) |
Southwest Airlines flight WN1954, a Boeing 737-7H4, suffered a bird strike on departure from Raleigh/Durham Airport, NC (RDU).
The flight safely landed back at RDU, 13 minutes after takeoff.
Sources:
https://abc11.com/southwest-airlines-rdu-flight-1954-raleigh-durham-international-airport/13749202/
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/n919wn#31edd459
https://abcnews.go.com/WNT/video/bird-strike-forces-emergency-landing-103012074
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 12 September 2025 | N919WN | Southwest Airlines | 0 | north of Orlando, FL | |
non |
| Turbulence | ||||||
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Sep-2023 06:50 | harro | Added |
| 08-Sep-2023 06:51 | harro | Updated |
| 08-Sep-2023 18:47 | aus | Updated |
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