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Upon arrival, the aircraft was immediately surrounded by firefighters who doused a small engine fire and boarded the aircraft.
Though it s not immediately clear what caused the engine damage, aerial video from WCAU-TV in Philadelphia showed the engine cowling shredded and ripped away as well as major damage to the engine.
In a press conference Tuesday night, the NTSB announced that one of the fan blades was missing from the engine and that investigators had found metal fatigue where the fan blade attached to the hub. Officials also said that a part of the engine cowling was found about 70 miles northwest of Philadelphia.
1 dead in Southwest Airlines flight emergency landing in Philadelphia – live updates
1 dead in Southwest Airlines flight emergency landing in Philadelphia – live updatesby wpjljron
Tuesday, April 17th, 2018.1 dead in Southwest Airlines flight emergency landing in Philadelphia – live updatesPHILADELPHIA A Southwest Airlines jet apparently blew an engine and got hit by shrapnel that smashed a window and damaged the fuselage Tuesday. Southwest Flight 1380 was flying at about 30,000 feet when the explosion took place. The incident killed one passenger and injured seven others, authorities said. The plane, a Boeing 737 bound […]
PHILADELPHIA A Southwest Airlines jet apparently blew an engine and got hit by shrapnel that smashed a window and damaged the fuselage Tuesday. Southwest Flight 1380 was flying at about 30,000 feet when the explosion took place. The incident killed one passenger and injured seven others, authorities said. The plane, a Boeing 737 bound from New York