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| Date: | Monday 24 December 2018 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-7H4 (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | Southwest Airlines |
| Registration: | N915WN |
| MSN: | 36888/2546 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2008 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-7B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | FLL-SJU -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Fort Lauderdale International Airport, FL (FLL/KFLL) |
| San Juan-Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (SJU/TJSJ) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
On flight 1673 from Fort Lauderdale, FL (FLL) to San Juan, PR (SJU), at flight level 390, a battery pack in a passenger`s backpack over heated and began to emit smoke. A fire extinguisher was used on the device and then it was place into a containment bag. The flight returned to the gate to remove the device. There were no injuries or damage reported.
Sources:
FAA
https://www.flightera.net/en/flight_details/Southwest+Airlines-Fort+Lauderdale-San+Juan/WN1673/KFLL/2018-12-25
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 23 February 2012 | N915WN | Southwest Airlines | 0 | Pawnee, Nebraska | |
non |
| Turbulence | ||||||
| 12 November 2024 | N915WN | Southwest Airlines | 0 | SE of San Jose, CA | |
unk |
| Engine failure | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Mar-2025 12:23 | ASN | Added |
| 25-Mar-2025 12:26 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, ] |
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