{"id":2215205,"date":"2024-04-07T21:04:03","date_gmt":"2024-04-08T01:04:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/southwest-flight-forced-to-make-emergency-landing-after-engine-cover-rips-off\/"},"modified":"2024-04-07T21:07:16","modified_gmt":"2024-04-08T01:07:16","slug":"southwest-flight-forced-to-make-emergency-landing-after-engine-cover-rips-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/southwest-flight-forced-to-make-emergency-landing-after-engine-cover-rips-off\/","title":{"rendered":"Southwest flight makes emergency landing due to engine cover detachment"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsouthwest-flight-forced-to-make-emergency-landing-after-engine-cover-rips-off%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2215205&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A Southwest Airlines flight \u200btraveling from Denver, CO, to Houston, TX, was forced to land urgently when an engine cover detached, hitting a wing flap. Pilots reported the incident to Denver International Airport \u2063air \u2063traffic control after passengers and crew heard a \u200bloud impact. Video\u2063 footage\u200c capturing the event circulated online, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/silicon-valley-rep-calls-for-openai-transparency\/\" title=\"Silicon Valley representative demands transparency from OpenAI\">raising safety concerns<\/a>. Your summary effectively conveys the key details \u200bof \u2063the\u200d incident involving the Southwest Airlines flight from Denver to Houston. It highlights the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/passenger-plane-emergency-lands-after-engine-failure-debris-falls-from-sky\/\" title=\"Passenger Plane Emergency Lands After Engine Failure; Debris Falls From Sky\">emergency landing<\/a> caused by an \u200bengine cover detachment, the pilots&#8217;\u2064 report to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/search-and-rescue-teams-at-site-of-indonesian-plane-crash\/\" title=\"Search and rescue teams at site of Indonesian plane crash\">air traffic control<\/a>, the impact heard \u2062by passengers and crew, and the circulation\u200b of video footage online, \u2063emphasizing safety concerns.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p>A Southwest Airlines flight headed from Denver, CO, to Houston, TX, had to make an emergency landing on Sunday after the cover ripped off one of the plane\u2019s engines, striking the wing flap.<\/p>\n<p>Pilots on the Boeing 737-800 informed air traffic control at the Denver International Airport that \u201cseveral passengers and flight attendants heard something loud hit the wing,\u201d after which the plane was cleared to make a safe emergency landing.<\/p>\n<p>Video of the moment the engine cover ripped away made the rounds on X on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>ABC News transportation reporter Sam Sweeney shared one clip, commenting, \u201cScary moments for passengers on a Southwest flight from Denver to Houston when the engine cover ripped off during flight, forcing the plane to return to Denver Sunday morning.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Scary moments for passengers on a Southwest flight from Denver to Houston when the engine cover ripped off during flight , forcing the plane to return to Denver Sunday morning. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BBpCBXpTsl\">pic.twitter.com\/BBpCBXpTsl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sam Sweeney (@SweeneyABC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SweeneyABC\/status\/1777018698345120211?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 7, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In another clip, shared by Mike Sington, a pilot could be heard talking to air traffic control about the loose engine cowling, and passengers could be heard saying, \u201cThere it goes,\u201d and, \u201cThere goes the rest of it,\u201d as the cover broke loose and flew out of sight.<\/p>\n<p>Southwest Airlines addressed the incident in a statement to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/04\/07\/business\/southwest-boeing-737-800-engine\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN<\/a>, saying, \u201cWe apologize for the inconvenience of their delay but place our highest priority on ultimate Safety for our Customers and Employees.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The passengers on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/american-airlines-fined-4-1-million-for-dozens-of-long-tarmac-delays-that-trapped-passengers\/\" title=\"American Airlines fined .1M for numerous tarmac delays, trapping passengers.\">affected flight<\/a> were transported to Houston on a different plane, and were delayed by several hours.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Federal Aviation Administration, an investigation into the incident is pending. No injuries were reported.<\/p>\n<p>Sunday\u2019s mishap is just the latest in a string of issues plaguing Boeing, including one incident involving an external panel <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/united-airlines-boeing-737-loses-external-panel-mid-air\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">falling off<\/a> as a United Airlines flight was in midair en route from San Francisco to Oregon. The flight crew in that case was not aware the panel had torn free until after they landed.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Southwest Airlines flight en route from Denver to Houston made an emergency landing after an engine cover tore off, damaging the wing flap. The pilots of the Boeing 737-800 alerted Denver International Airport&#8217;s air traffic control about the incident. 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