Earlier this week, a Southwest Airlines flight from Sarasota suffered a bird strike during it’s approach into Baltimore.
More information has been released regarding the incident, so here is what we know so far.
Without further ado, let’s get into it…
WN5762 – Sarasota to Baltimore: Bird Strike…
Southwest Airlines flight WN5762, which was involved in the bird strike, is a routine scheduled flight between Sarasota and Baltimore.
The aircraft involved in this incident was registered as N558WN.
As per data from Planespotters.net, N558WN is a 22.0 year old Boeing 737-700 that started out life with easyJet in April 2002.
By May 2009, the aircraft was passed over to South Korean carrier Eastar Jet, before entering the Southwest Airlines fleet in April 2014.
Furthermore, of the 737-700 variant, WN has 382 of them in the fleet.
Of that 382, all but 14 are in active service, with an average fleet age of 18.6 years.
Southwest Airlines flight WN5762, which was involved in the bird strike, departed Sarasota at 1901 local time on April 8 for Baltimore.
Everything was normal in the flight until the approach phase into BWI.
As per The Aviation Herald, it is understood that the bird strike occurred on approach into the airport.
It landed safely without further incident at 2118 local time.
The FAA reported that the bird damaged the leading edge of the 22 year old Boeing 737-700.
Grounded for Three Days…
Following the incident on Southwest Airlines flight WN5762 from Sarasota to Baltimore, which was involved in the bird strike, the aircraft was grounded.
Data from RadarBox highlights that the aircraft was grounded for around three days.
It re-entered service today, operating flights to Dallas and Panama City (Florida).
For the rest of today, it is expected to operate flights to the following destinations:
- Nashville
- Valparaiso
- Austin
- Dallas (Again).
All eyes will be on how the rest of the flights perform for the aircraft today.
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