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Southwest Boeing 737 declares an emergency following electrical problem out of Las Vegas

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Last updated: December 17, 2024, 07:52 UTC
Published: Tuesday, December 17, 2024, at 07:43 UTC
Category: Emergency
Author: AIRLIVE contibutors

Airline: Southwest
Tail: Aircraft: Boeing 737-8H4
Data: LAS N8632A WN WN4035
For illustration: Southwest Boeing 737-800 N8536Z taking off at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, MarylandCredit: Acroterion
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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.

TAGGED:LASN8632AWNWN4035
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