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A Boeing plane operated by Southwest Airlines was compelled to reach to Denver International Airport on Sunday after an engine cowling fell off at some stage in takeoff and struck the 737-800’s wing flap.
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Southwest Airlines Flight 3695 was heading to William P. Pastime Airport in Houston when the incident happened, according to the Federal Aviation Administration, which is investigating the incident. All passengers and crew on board were safe and the plane was towed to the gate after returning to the airport around 8:15 a.m. local time. Passengers boarded a replacement plane.
Southwest Airlines urged KDVR, a local Fox affiliate, that its maintenance team is reviewing the damaged Boeing plane.
The cowling is the removable cover of an airplane engine. Reflect that spacious circular metal panel surrounding the engine. They are used to chill the engine and also decrease drag.
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Southwest was already having a rough few weeks sooner than this tournament took place. Last Thursday, an engine on one in all its Boeing 737-800 planes caught fire sooner than taking off from an airport in Texas, and sooner than that, two FAA-scrutinized Southwest flights were disrupted by turbulence.
And clearly Boeing doesn’t want anymore bad information, nevertheless it keeps getting it. The fallout and intense scrutiny of the planemaker after the Alaska Airlines 737 Max 9 door scramble blowout in January isn’t abating, and Boeing is losing a ton of cash and individual self perception in the process.