Boeing 737-800 engine cover falls off during Southwest flight

A Houston-bound Boeing 737-800 plane operated by Southwest Airlines returned safely to Denver International Airport on Sunday after an engine cover fell off and struck the wing flap, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
The agency said it will investigate.
In recorded air traffic control audio, one of the pilots said that “several passengers and flight attendants heard something loud hit the wing.”
In a statement to CNN, Southwest said passengers would take another plane to Houston and would be approximately three hours behind schedule.
“We apologize for the inconvenience of their delay but place our highest priority on ultimate Safety for our Customers and Employees,” the statement said. Southwest said no injuries were reported.
Boeing declined to comment and referred CNN to Southwest for information about plane and fleet operations.

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[jaytaylor]

Breaking news
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[JohnEboyee]

I've been collecting pieces of Boeing planes falling from the sky into my pool for 3 years now. The soda cart is the only thing missing to complete my first 737 build!

[MR-xlni]

How can these airlines keep saying safety is their highest priority ???

[shootingsportstransparency]

Boeing is the best advertisement Airbus could wish for

[ylrltgj]

"Customer safety is our highest priority..." after stock prices that is

[petejams]

Look people, bolts are not as cheap as they used to be. It's bolts or pretzels, you can't have both!

[micsulli]

Why hasn't literally every single Boeing plane been recalled at this point?

[himat]

The calmness in their voices pays tribute to their professionalism. Bravo Zulu

[johnandrews]

Pilots calm, professional and thorough. Well done, guys.

[carfo]

everytime a boeing loses a wing, their CEO gets a bonus

[davidfromamerica]

What about the safety of the people on the ground when that stuff falls out of the sky.

[lukedaniell]

The only thing surprising about this incident is that it wasn't a United Airlines flight.

[SteelShield]

At this point it just sounds like aircraft maintenence personnel are doing a horrible job all over the US.

[joromo]

Passengers only find out there are issues when the plane is falling apart. 😮.

[pleiku]

The passengers got together and carpooled. Safer and better food.

[shakkazulu]

Trying to be fair to Boeing here, as it would seem that at some point since the aircraft entered service with Southwest, it had the cowling removed & replaced as part of routine engine maintenance. If this was a brand new plane that was making it’s first few flights since arriving from the factory, or if the screws are found to be substandard, that is a different story, but I think the real issue here is “in-service” maintenance by Southwest.

You used to worry about the airline losing your luggage. Now you are more concerned about it losing doors, windows, engines, cowlings and people while in flight.

[twistedyogert]

Damn, these new Boeings are death traps.

[nannettehuffman]

Sounds the the CEOs need a bonus and a raise.

[Garrett.]

Idiocracy was a documentary from the near future.

[wascallywabbit]

This doesn't sound like a Boeing issue. It sounds like a Southwest maintenance issue.