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| Date: | Friday 15 November 2024 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-7BD (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | Southwest Airlines |
| Registration: | N7748A |
| MSN: | 36399/2312 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2007 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-7B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 108 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | Denver International Airport, CO (DEN/KDEN) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Denver International Airport, CO (DEN/KDEN) |
| Houston-William P. Hobby Airport, TX (HOU/KHOU) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Southwest Airlines flight WN3316, a Boeing 737-700, was evacuated at the gate after passenger's phone had caught fire.
The aircraft was still at the gate at Denver International Airport when the fire started.
All 108 passengers evacuated safely, with those in the back using the rear emergency slides, while those in the front exited through the the jet bridge.
Sources:
https://www.denver7.com/news/local-news/more-than-100-southwest-passengers-forced-to-evacuate-plane-at-dia-after-cell-phone-catches-fire
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cellphone-battery-sparks-fire-evacuations-southwest-flight-denver-international-airport/
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/n7748a
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Nov-2024 20:38 | ASN | Added |
| 15-Nov-2024 20:42 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, Embed code, ] |
| 15-Nov-2024 20:43 | ASN | Updated |
| 16-Nov-2024 07:45 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Embed code, ] |
| 18-Nov-2024 13:42 | Sir Olf | Updated [Category, ] |
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