{"id":23985,"date":"2024-04-08T07:02:54","date_gmt":"2024-04-08T07:02:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/index.php\/2024\/04\/08\/boeing-plane-engine-cover-falls-off-prompting-investigation\/"},"modified":"2024-04-08T07:02:54","modified_gmt":"2024-04-08T07:02:54","slug":"boeing-plane-engine-cover-falls-off-prompting-investigation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/boeing-plane-engine-cover-falls-off-prompting-investigation\/","title":{"rendered":"Boeing plane engine cover falls off prompting investigation"},"content":{"rendered":"

Airline regulators in the US have begun an investigation after an engine cowling on a Boeing 737-800 fell off during take-off and struck a wing flap.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Southwest Airlines flight returned safely to Denver International airport at about 08:15 local time (15:15 GMT) after originally departing to Houston.<\/p>\n

The aircraft had 135 passengers and six crew members on board and rose to about 10,300 feet (3,140m) before landing.<\/p>\n

The incident comes amid manufacturing and safety concerns at Boeing.<\/p>\n

Southwest Airlines said its maintenance teams would review the Boeing 737-800 after its cowling, which covers the plane\u2019s engine, fell off. The airline confirmed it was responsible for maintenance of such parts.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe apologise for the inconvenience of their delay, but place our highest priority on ultimate safety for our customers and employees,\u201d a statement said.<\/p>\n

The plane was manufactured in 2015 according to regulator Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) records, and the 737-800 is an earlier generation of the 737 from the latest Max model.<\/p>\n

Both aircraft are powered by CFM56 engines \u2013 a joint venture between General Electric Aerospace and Safran Aircraft Engines.<\/p>\n

The FAA said the Boeing aircraft was towed to the gate after landing.<\/p>\n

Boeing declined to comment when approached by BBC News, referring questions to Southwest for information about the airline\u2019s plane and fleet operations.<\/p>\n

Southwest said it would fly passengers on another plane to Houston about three hours behind schedule.<\/p>\n

Boeing has been under scrutiny following a dramatic mid-air blowout in January, in which passengers on the flight from Portland, Oregon, to California narrowly escaped serious injury.<\/p>\n

On Friday, it was announced Boeing paid $160m (\u00a3126m) to Alaska Air to make up for losses the airline suffered following the emergency.<\/p>\n

Regulators temporarily grounded nearly 200 Boeing 737 Max 9 jets after a door plug fell from the Alaska aircraft shortly after take-off.<\/p>\n

Boeing has been trying to repair its reputation for years after crashes in 2018 and 2019 involving a different version of the 737 Max plane killed 346 people.<\/p>\n

Its popular 737 Max planes were subsequently grounded globally for more than 18 months.<\/p>\n

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