Southwest 737 Max 8 makes emergency landing on way to storage facility due to issue unrelated to the one under investigation
A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 Max 8 on its way from Orlando to a temporary storage facility in California made an emergency landing shortly after takeoff Tuesday afternoon.
The flight, which had no passengers on board, took off at 2:47 p.m. ET and landed back at the airport at 2:58 p.m., according to flight tracker FlightAware. Southwest Airlines said the plane returned to the airport after pilots reported a"performance issue'' with one of the engines.
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