One Person Dies as Southwest Jet Makes Emergency Landing in Philadelphia
April 17 2018 - 5:18PM
Dow Jones News
By Austen Hufford and Scott Calvert
One person died after a Southwest Airlines flight suffered an
apparent engine failure and 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.
More than 140 passengers and five crew members were aboard the
Boeing 737-700, according to the agency.
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.
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.
From the jet, passenger Matt Tranchin called his wife, Molly,
who is pregnant with their first child.
"He said he was so sorry and that the plane was going down and
he didn't know exactly what was wrong, and that he loved me," she
said. "I could hear people in the background screaming. It was just
horrible."
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.
Write to Austen Hufford at austen.hufford@wsj.com and Scott
Calvert at scott.calvert@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
April 17, 2018 17:03 ET (21:03 GMT)
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