19-Year-Old Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 Loses #2 Engine After Takeoff, Declares Emergency
N281WN the carrier's 500th 737 circled over the South Bay as pilots ran emergency checklists and prepared for a single‑engine return.
By Aaron BaileyZimbabwe
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On Friday a Southwest Airlines flight experienced an engine failure shortly after takeoff from John Wayne Airport-Orange County Airport (SNA). This resulted in the 19-year-old Boeing 737-700 declaring an emergency and diverting to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). The service, on board one of the country's largest airlines, stopped its climb and squawked 7700, the standard broadcast for a general emergency to air traffic control.
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- 67 words · 1 min read
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- November 6, 2026
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- Aaron Bailey
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