A Southwest flight from Las Vegas to Tulsa declared an emergency and turned around.
Southwest flight #WN4035 departed Las Vegas from runway 1R Monday, December 16 2024 at 13:49 PST for a 2-hour flight to Tulsa, OK.
The Boeing 737-800 (registration N8632A) climbed to 35,000 ft but turned around about 30 minutes into the flight.
The pilots declared an emergency (squawk 7700) and reported to ATC an electrical problem in the cockpit affecting navigation instruments.
The aircraft landed on runway 26L 1 hour and 15 minutes after departure and taxied normally to the gate.
The flight resumed with another plane (registration N8668A) about 3 hours after schedule.