NTSB CAROL · Event
Event WPR09IA033
Registry · N254WN
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
BOEING 737-7H4
Year of manufacture
2006 · 2 years old at event
TCDS
A16WE · THE BOEING CO
Engine
CFM INTL CFM56-7B24
Seats / Engines
143 seats · 2 engines
Last airworthiness date
20060901
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A2685B
Registrant of record
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO
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- Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons 2022 · Faculty research project
Aircraft Boarding Strategies
Airlines today employ various strategies to cut costs and become lean and efficient. One of the ways that this can be achieved is by improving the boarding process since airplanes only make money whil…
- NTSB Aircraft Accident Reports 2019 · Accident report
Loss of Engine Power and Subsequent Ditching of Southwest Airlines Flight 1380
Southwest 1380 (B737-700) Philadelphia, April 17, 2018 — uncontained engine failure, passenger fatality. Examines the uncontained failure of a CFM56-7B fan blade due to high-cycle fatigue that breache…
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