(Reuters) – A Southwest Airlines jet suffered an apparent engine failure Thursday after departing from Hollywood Burbank Airport, prompting the Phoenix-bound Boeing 737-700 to safely divert to Los Angeles. Southwest said in a statement it will reaccomodate Flight 1394 passengers on another flight to Phoenix. The plane taxied without incident to a gate at Los […]
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Southwest Airlines flight suffers engine failure, safely diverts
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(Reuters) – A Southwest Airlines jet suffered an apparent engine failure Thursday after departing from Hollywood Burbank Airport, prompting the Phoenix-bound Boeing 737-700 to safely divert to Los Angeles.
Southwest said in a statement it will reaccomodate Flight 1394 passengers on another flight to Phoenix. The plane taxied without incident to a gate at Los Angeles International airport after landing around 8:15 a.m. PT, the Federal Aviation Administration said.
The FAA will investigate the incident.
(Reporting by David Shepardson, Editing by Franklin Paul)