Overview

• Southwest Airlines Flight 3006, en route to Los Cabos, returned to Houston Hobby Airport after the pilot reported losing an engine.
• All 134 passengers were safely evacuated using slides on the taxiway, with no injuries reported.
• Houston Fire Department extinguished an engine fire and a small grass fire near the runway caused by the incident.
• The runway was temporarily closed during the emergency response, and Southwest is rebooking passengers to their destination.
• The FAA and NTSB are conducting investigations into the engine failure as part of ongoing safety scrutiny involving Boeing aircraft.