A Southwest Airlines plane returned to Houston quickly after departure following an engine incident.
Flight #WN307 from Houston to Cancun departed at 6:50pm CDT, on 15 August 2023.
The right engine suffered malfunction quickly after takeoff. The CFM engine of the Boeing 737-700 started to to spit flames.
The aircraft (reg. N7737E) made a safe landing on Runway 4, 45 minutes later.
This passenger spotted flames coming from the plane engine, which caused the Southwest flight from Houston to Cancún to make an emergency landing. pic.twitter.com/uoQwwcPRnd
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“Southwest Flight #307 from Houston to Cancun returned to Hobby Airport to check out a potential mechanical issue. The plane was then taken out of service after safely landing” said the airline in a statement.