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Old 15th Oct 2020, 18:27
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Southwest 737 Short Grounding in September

Temporary grounding of 115 737-800 at Southwest took place due to weight difference of 75lbs in IT vs. actual mass. Took some days until half of the fleet returned to service. Reported to be a difference <0.05% of MTOW.

from aero international magazine

Safety matters, but isn't this a bit surprising?
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