A Sun Country Boeing 737-800, registration N830SY performing flight SY-430 (STD Jul 13th, ATD Jul 14th) from Los Angeles,CA to Minneapolis,MN (USA) with 166 people on board, was climbing out of Los Angeles' runway 25R when the right hand engine (CFM56) emitted sparks and flames prompting the crew to stop the climb at 14000 feet and return to Los Angeles for a safe landing on runway 25L about 25 minutes after departure.

The FAA reported: "Sun County Airlines Flight 430 returned safely to Los Angeles International Airport around 1 a.m. local time on Monday, July 14, after the crew reported possible engine issues. The Boeing 737-800 was headed to Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport. The FAA will investigate."

A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration N829SY reached Minneapolis with a delay of about 9.5 hours.

The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Los Angeles about 34 hours after landing back.

https://flightaware.com/live/flight/SCX430/history/20250714/0705Z/KLAX/KMSP


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