Southwest Airlines 737-300 Smoking Engine @ BWI

I had just gotten off of this 737-300 N606SW. It boarded the next flight and pushed back, only to have engine problems and was towed back to the gate.

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[Boeing757200A]

You guys need to grow up. Most engines do that if the aircraft hasn't been started for a few days, no fire, no nothing. It's like starting a car that hasn't been started for weeks. The SWA safety cards just say Boeing 737. I can tell the difference, the 700 has painted and different shaped flap conoes.

[SouthwestFreak]

@Boeing757200A congratualtions,im pretty sure thats how everyone tells the difference....except with the -500 series...which has 15 fewer seats, and can be identified by the tail number Ex. N501SW. I had talked to the gate agent and she had said there was a mechanical problem. this wasnt normal....espcially where the smoke had been pouring out for 30 seconds. usually you just see a quick puff....and this aircraft had flown 3 flights before this one.

I dont think anyone needs to grow up here.

[RyDon85]

Yikes! Southwest is smart adding winglets to their -300 fleet =) Convince the non-aviation enthusiasts that maybe they are boarding the -700 series =P Now all thats left to do is transfer the safety cards in the seat pockets ;-) And the fear of flying the -300 dinosaur series fleet will hopefully diminish =D

[SouthwestFreak]

@RyDon85 I still try to give up my seat when a -300 pulls up to the gate ;)

[RickMakesGoodVideos]

Good old 737-300!

[RyDon85]

@SouthwestFreak LOL! thats like my wife everytime we fly on a -300 she knows how elderly these series of Boeings are hahaha I don't even have to tell her =)

[tbird209]

LOL!  Those darned -300's!!!!

[DeltaAirtran]

Wow, that's interesting

[jenf777]

Wow - thanks for posting - okay, I'll pass on flying the 737's for a while!!!!