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with russ mitchell. mitchell: good evening. we are learning more tonight about that scary ordeal aboard that southwest airlines flight from phoenix to sacramento where part of the roof ripped open at 36,000 feet. the plane had to make an emergency landing, and while no one was seriously injured, southwest airlines canceled some 300 flights today as investigators examine the damaged plane and passengers relived those terrifying moments in the sky. nancy cordes has the latest. reporter: investigators examining the damaged airplane have discovered a major clue: multiple preexisting cracks surrounding the five foot by one foot hole that ripped open at cruising altitude friday afternoon. we did find evidence of widespread cracking across this entire fracture surface. reporter: the rupture happened 18 minutes after takeoff from phoenix. and all of a sudden there was a loud bang and the masks dropped and it s really, really windy, and ears hurt. reporter: one fligh ....
southwest jet on friday. it s led to a round of inspections. about 600 southwest flights have been canceled. joel brown is in washington with more. joel, good morning to you. terrell, good morning to you. southwest used a special test to clear 19 of its planes to fly over the weekend. but three jets failed that test. inspectors are finding more cracks. the section of the southwest airlines jet that ruptured in flight is being shipped to washington. federal investigators want to know what caused it to break apart and what caused the tiny cracks discovered on three other southwest 737s. it will undergo intense, in-depth analysis. on friday passengers on board southwest airlines flight 812 captured home video of a five foot long hole after the fuselage ripped open. the plane landed safely in arizona. southwest quickly grounded 80 of its 737s for inspections, and canceled hundreds of flights over the weekend. investigators from the national transportation safety board ....
captioning sponsored by cbs this is the cbs evening news with russ mitchell. mitchell: good evening. we are learning more tonight about that scary ordeal about that southwest airlineses flight from phoenix to sacramento where part of the roof ripped open at 36,000 feet. the plane had to make an emergency landing and while no one was seriously injured, southwest airlines cancelled some 300 flights today as investigators examine the damaged plane and passengers relived those terrifying momentses in the sky. nancy cordes has the latest. reporter: investigators examining the damaged airplane have discovered a major clue. multiple preexisting cracks surrounding the five foot by one foot hole that ripped open at cruising alingt tude friday afternoon. we did find evidence of wide spread cracking across this entire fracture surface. reporter: the rupture happened 18 minutes after takeoff from phoenix. and all of a sudden there was a loud bang and the masks dropped a ....