Engine covering falls off Boeing plane, strikes wing flap during Southwest Airlines flight Denver takeoff
CBSApr 08
Boeing Southwest Airlines Aircraft Suffers Mid-Flight Incident
The Facts
Following an incident on Sunday, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has launched an investigation after a Southwest Airlines aircraft suffered damage to one of its wing flaps due to the detachment of an engine cowling on a Boeing 737-800.
Passengers could see the engine cover ripped apart, with a torn Southwest emblem blowing in the wind. Passengers watched as the cover was being pulled off and flew over the plane's wing.
The Spin
Narrative A
The foundation of every aircraft business is safety. Boeing has received great criticism as the airplane manufacturer has been involved in numerous incidents lately. So far, we know that the responsibility for the maintenance of Southwest Flight 3695 lies with Southwest Airlines. The FAA investigation will find out what happened and where the responsibility lies. Luckily, no one was hurt, and all passengers could land safely.
Narrative B
Boeing is again under scrutiny after Sunday's incident. The company is under investigation after fatal Boeing 737 MAX accidents in 2018 and 2019. and the US Department of Justice is currently investigating Alaska Airlines' Boeing 737 Max mid-flight rupture. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is rightly auditing Boeing and the the litany of serious issues continues to rack up.
Nerd narrative
There's a 50% chance that the next commercial supersonic flight will occur by November 2030, according to the Metaculus prediction community.