Boeing aircraft has another problem with engine fire, causing flight cancellation
Southwest Airlines reported on the 5th that its Boeing 737-800 aircraft had to cancel its flight due to engine fire on the 4th, but fortunately no one was injured.
The report states that the aircraft's flight number is 1928 and was originally scheduled to take off from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport in Texas, United States. After receiving a prompt stating that there may be a problem with the engine, the crew safely stopped takeoff.
On March 27, 2019, staff inspected Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft at the Southern California Logistics Airport in Victorville, California, USA. Xinhua News Agency (Photo by Zhao Hanrong)
The local fire department said that one of the two engines of the passenger plane caught fire, but no one was injured.
According to ABC, this passenger plane has 154 passengers and 6 crew members on board. After the incident, Southwest Airlines dispatched a passenger plane from Dallas, Texas to replace the plane and complete the flight.
The Federal Aviation Administration of the United States said it is conducting an investigation into this matter.
Recently, various models of Boeing aircraft in the United States have experienced frequent safety accidents. On January 5th, shortly after takeoff, a Boeing 737 MAX 9 passenger plane of Alaska Airlines in the United States had a door plug (embedded emergency door) on the side of the cabin come off. On March 4th, a United Airlines Boeing 737 aircraft was forced to return shortly after takeoff due to engine fire. On March 11th, a Boeing 787-9 aircraft of Latham Airlines, headquartered in Chile, experienced a "technical malfunction" during flight, causing severe shaking of the fuselage and resulting in multiple injuries. On March 15th, a United Airlines Boeing 737-800 aircraft found a missing panel on the outside of its fuselage after landing.
As of the latest closing of the US stock market, Boeing fell 0.08% to $183.14 per share.