US FAA probes low-flying Southwest Airlines flight near Oklahoma City

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https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/us-faa-probes-low-flying-southwest-airlines-flight-near-oklahoma-city-2024-06-21/

US FAA probes low-flying Southwest Airlines flight near Oklahoma City

By David Shepardson
June 20, 2024 8:45 PM EDT Updated 11 hours ago

WASHINGTON, June 20 (Reuters) - The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said on Thursday it is investigating a Southwest Airlines (LUV.N) flight that descended to a low altitude 9 miles (14.5 km) from the Oklahoma City airport.

The incident involving Southwest Airlines Flight 4069, which had departed from Las Vegas, occurred around at 12:05 a.m. Wednesday, the FAA said. After the automated Minimum Safe Altitude Warning sounded, an air traffic controller alerted the flight crew.

Southwest said it is following its Safety Management System and is in contact with the FAA to "understand and address any irregularities with the aircraft’s approach to the airport."
Several incidents involving Southwest flights in recent months have raised concerns.

Asked on Monday if the incidents would prompt the agency to boost scrutiny of Southwest, as it has with United Airlines(UAL.O), FAA Administrator Mike Whitaker declined to comment. He said the agency reviewed all airline incidents and closely monitored carriers.

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[marble falls]

1. Dang, that article is troubling. My wife talked me into flying to Alaska from Texas to see the boy. I almost enjoyed ...

... the flights two years ago in new Boeings after refusing to fly for fifteen years. I now feel like I spun the wheel. I'd love to go back to Anchorage, but I sure do not want fly, especially in a Boeing.

How long is going to take Boeing and the FAA to sort this out and how do they separate pilot glitching from the equation?

[EYESORE 9001]

2. It could take years to get Boeing back on track

I’ve related some experiences with a company that got on the bad side of the FDA, requiring them to call in the ‘pros from Dover’ to pull their biscuits out of the fire. Audits and capability studies take time to perform correctly.

[pdxflyboy]

3. I'm pretty sure that

This was a "stupid pilot thing", and not a Boeing thing.