'We all felt a kind of a bump, jolt': Engine cover rips open as Southwest flight takes off from DIA
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An engine cover on a Boeing 737 operated by Southwest Airlines ripped open just after taking off from Denver International Airport Sunday.

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  • article title update, bump not bomb jolt’
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DENVER — An engine cover on a Boeing 737 operated by Southwest Airlines ripped open just after taking off from Denver International Airport Sunday morning.

The Houston-bound Southwest flight took off from DIA around 7:45 a.m., and returned to the airport 30 minutes later, landing safely. No injuries were reported.

  • Zipitydew@sh.itjust.works
    84·
    9 months ago

    I’m aware of a number of airlines experiencing random mechanical issues on Boeing aircraft they’ve owned for years. And 1 issue that was a new plane which is still under investigation and likely was Boeing’s fault

    I and my team of about 25 engineers travel for work constantly. Weird mechanical issues happen way more than the public realizes. Saying all of it has been Boeing’s fault is factually incorrect.

    • stoy
      72·
      9 months ago

      You are absolutely right that claiming it is all Boeing’s fault is incorrect, I never claimed that it was.

      However, since the MD/Boeing merger, Boeing mgmt has acted reckless with safety.

      They have pushed the margins of safety too far and we are starting to see the issues now.

      I realize that you and your team may not have a lot of choice about what plane you can fly on, but I have, and I will pick flights based on the plane.

      • Zipitydew@sh.itjust.works
        51·
        9 months ago

        I get it. And I’m probably an oddball with being fascinated about flying even before I started traveling for work. Now it’s something I do for fun to track planes I’ll be on.

        So to me the only thing that’s changed recently is the news getting clicks running any story they can about Boeing. They could have been for years if they wanted to. But it’s one of the current hot topics now.

        And even now the news should be shitting on the airlines directly much moreso than Boeing. All issues I’ve heard of since the door blowout would have been a maintenance problem. Especially United. It seems like those fuckers in particular have cut corners. I avoid them in general when booking regardless of plane type.