TERRIFYING VIDEO: Southwest Airlines’ Boeing 737 jet retuned to Denver after its engine cover falls off, flapping the wing. Video has gone viral on the internet.
Terrifying Video: Amid the ongoing crisis that Boeing is facing, a Houston-bound Southwest Airlines’ Boeing 737 was forced to return to Denver after the engine cover fell off and struck the wing flap during takeoff on Sunday morning, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said. The aircraft landed safely, and the passenger headed to Houston in another aircraft, Southwest Airlines said in a statement.
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“We apologise for the inconvenience of their delay, but place our highest priority on ultimate safety for our customers and employees. Our maintenance teams are reviewing the aircraft,” the statement reads.
Flyers inside the aircraft made videos of the incident and posted them on social media. The clips have gone viral on the internet, in which the pilot can be heard calling for an emergency landing.
“We have a piece of the engine cowling hanging off, apparently,” the pilot is heard saying.
It is to be noted that, a cowling is the removable covering of the vehicle’s engine. These covering used to cover engines vehicles and aircraft.
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“Southwest Airlines Flight 3695 returned safely to Denver International Airport around 8.15 a.m. local time on Sunday, April 7, after the pilot reported the engine cowling fell off during takeoff and struck the wing flap,” the FAA statement read.
“The Boeing 737-800 was towed to the gate. The aircraft was headed to William P. Hobby Airport in Houston. The FAA will investigate,” it added.
It’s been a rough week for the airline, with the second disruption coming from a flight intended to leave Texas, but had to be scrapped, thanks to an engine fire. Confirmation came from Lubbock, Texas’s fire department that one of the twin engines of the Boeing 737-800 had to be checked due to a fire.
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The FAA is now dealing with two investigations, all linked to recent incidents involving older versions of the 737-800 Boeing, and notably, it’s not associated with the 737 Max.
