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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Boeing 737-76Q · Chicago, IL · April 9, 2011

Date: April 9, 2011 · 17:22 local
Place: Chicago, IL
Airport: Chicago Midway International
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: SWAA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N550WN
Reported as: Boeing 737-76Q
Reported engine: CFM International CFM56-7B22
People aboard: 142
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N550WNRegistration cancelled Apr 25, 2026 · Boeing 737-76QS/N 30279 · Built 2001 Airframe modelBoeing 737-76Q Engine modelCFM International CFM56-7B22 seriesTurbo-fan

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

N550WN departed ft. meyers (rsw) Florida as southwest flight #3588. Passing through FL200, crew heard a load pop, all other parameters normal. Aircraft continued onto Midway (mdw) airport. Upon landing on runway 4R the #2 tire shredded causing damage to the top of left wing, leading edge of left inboard flap, broke the spoiler control cables, and caused minor damage in the left wheel well. Further inspection is underway by swaa and Boeing aircraft. See ptrs #GL31201101566, and incident #IGL3120110013

As the FAA filed it

N550WN DEPARTED FT. MEYERS (RSW) FLORIDA AS SOUTHWEST FLIGHT #3588. PASSING THROUGH FL200, CREW HEARD A LOAD POP, ALL OTHER PARAMETERS NORMAL. AIRCRAFT CONTINUED ONTO MIDWAY (MDW) AIRPORT. UPON LANDING ON RUNWAY 4R THE #2 TIRE SHREDDED CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE TOP OF LEFT WING, LEADING EDGE OF LEFT INBOARD FLAP, BROKE THE SPOILER CONTROL CABLES, AND CAUSED MINOR DAMAGE IN THE LEFT WHEEL WELL. FURTHER INSPECTION IS UNDERWAY BY SWAA AND BOEING AIRCRAFT. SEE PTRS #GL31201101566, AND INCIDENT #IGL3120110013