Southwest 737 taxiing at Las Vegas reports gear fire, replacement departs later
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Southwest Airlines flight WN759 experienced smoke from its right main landing gear while taxiing at Harry Reid International Airport and pilots of a second Southwest aircraft reported the gear appeared to be on fire, with heavy smoke seen.
Airport fire crews responded, the jet was towed back to the terminal and passengers were deplaned for a replacement aircraft, a Boeing 737 MAX 8 that departed Las Vegas at 4:44 PM local time and landed at Chicago Midway at 9:40 PM, nearly four hours after its scheduled 5:45 PM arrival; the original flight was scheduled to depart at 12:15 PM and was delayed by about four and a half hours.