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One person died after a Southwest Airlines flight suffered an apparent engine failure and was forced to made an emergency landing Tuesday in Philadelphia, the National Transportation Safety Board said.

Southwest Airlines Flight 1380 suffered the engine failure en route to Dallas from New York City, the NTSB said.

The flight declared an alert around 11:15 a.m. and landed in Philadelphia around 11:27., according to Chellie Cameron, chief executive of the Philadelphia Division of Aviation.

More than 140 passengers and five crew members were aboard the Boeing 737-700, the NTSB said.

The death marks the first U.S. airline fatality since 2009.

NTSB Chairman Robert Sumwalt said at a news conference that the agency believed parts came off the engine, though he emphasized the investigation continued.

Philadelphia Fire Commissioner Adam Thiel said the jet sustained damage to the fuselage and part of the wings.

"It is our understanding that the passengers on board the aircraft, in addition to the flight crew and the cabin crew, did some pretty amazing things under very difficult circumstances," he said.

Boeing said it was aware of the event and was providing technical assistance in the investigation.

--Scott Calvert contributed to this article

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April 17, 2018 16:51 ET (20:51 GMT)

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