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A Houston-bound Boeing 737-800 aircraft operated by Southwest Airways returned safely to Denver Worldwide Airport on Sunday after its engine cowl fell off and struck the wing flag, in line with the Federal Aviation Administration.
The company stated it’s going to examine.
That is the newest in a string of mechanical issues to plague Boeing plane throughout a variety of airways over the previous a number of months whilst the corporate has confronted years of scrutiny regarding the safety of its planes.
Boeing declined to remark and referred CNN to Southwest for details about aircraft and fleet operations.
In an announcement to CNN, Southwest stated passengers would take one other aircraft to Houston and could be roughly three hours delayed.
“We apologize for the inconvenience of their delay however place our highest precedence on final Security for our Prospects and Workers,” the assertion stated. Southwest stated no accidents had been reported.
Southwest stated its upkeep groups would overview the plane, which was within the air for 35 minutes earlier than it was pressured to show round and land. The aircraft was deemed airworthy in Might 2015, per FAA information.