<br><div><aside class="gnt_em gnt_em__fp gnt_em_vp__tp gnt_em__el" aria-label="Video - Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun to step down in wake of 737 Max crisis"/><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">All passengers on a Boeing 737 are safe after the <a target="_blank" href="https://bit.ly/3xym6D5" data-t-l=":b|e|k|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a" rel="noopener">plane's takeoff was delayed</a> at the Lubbock Preston Smith Airport in Texas on Thursday evening due to a reported engine fire, the latest incident to occur on a Boeing 737 aircraft.</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">Southwest Airlines flight 1928 was preparing to depart to Las Vegas but returned to the gate before takeoff for a reported engine fire, according to a city of Lubbock news release. The flight crew reported a possible engine fire shortly after the plane taxied from the gate. Lubbock Fire Rescue <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/LubbockFireTX/status/1776027845061443917" data-t-l=":b|e|k|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a" rel="noopener">responded</a> and was on standby as the plane returned to the gate on its own power.</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">Lubbock is located in the northwest part of the state, about 124 miles south of Amarillo and 345 miles west of Dallas.</p><aside class="gnt_em gnt_em_cp gnt_em_cp__sp" aria-label="Read headlines about diverted flights and plane mishaps" data-c-cta="TURBULENT SKIES"><div class="gnt_em_cp_cw"><img class="gnt_em_cp_cw_i" data-g-r="lazy" src="https://www.usatoday.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2023/12/12/USAT/71897541007-afp-1826033997.jpg?crop=3623,2717,x0,y0&width=258&height=193&format=pjpg&auto=webp" srcset="https://www.usatoday.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2023/12/12/USAT/71897541007-afp-1826033997.jpg?crop=3623,https://www.usatoday.com/2717,https://www.usatoday.com/x0,https://www.usatoday.com/y0&width=516&height=386&format=pjpg&auto=webp 2x" decoding="async" alt=""/></div></aside><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">In a social media <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/LubbockFireTX/status/1776027845061443917" data-t-l=":b|e|k|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a" rel="noopener">post</a>, the fire department said Aircraft Rescue Firefighting units were on the scene and confirmed the fire was contained to a single engine, with operations underway around 6:30 p.m. to extinguish it.</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">After the fire Thursday, the city said runway 17R was closed for cleaning and inspection. The airport urged travelers to check with their airline for up-to-date flight status information.</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">In a statement to the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, part of the USA TODAY Network, Southwest estimated that the travelers, who were put on another plane, would arrive in Las Vegas about three hours behind schedule.</p><figure class="gnt_em gnt_em_img"><img class="gnt_em_img_i" style="height:495px" fetchpriority="high" data-g-r="lazy" src="https://www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2021/07/05/NLAJ/aff5f9d8-73f9-45d8-97d6-be691279dee6-airport1.jpeg?width=660&height=495&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp" srcset="https://www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2021/07/05/NLAJ/aff5f9d8-73f9-45d8-97d6-be691279dee6-airport1.jpeg?width=1320&height=990&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp 2x" decoding="async" alt="This file photo shows the Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport in Texas."/></figure><h2 class="gnt_ar_b_mt">Other issues found recently on Boeing 737 planes</h2><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">The engine fire at the Lubbock, Texas airport is the latest issue to be found recently in a Boeing 737...</p></div> <style> .wrapper { text-align: center; } </style> <div class="wrapper"> <a class="button" href ="https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/airline-news/2024/04/05/lubbock-texas-airport-southwest-boeing-engine-fire/73214166007/">Read more <span>➤</span></a> </div>