We have bits falling off another Boeing aircraft.
It's a Boeing 737-800, last made in 2019, so it's not Boeing's fault.
Someone at the airline, Southwest, almost certainly failed to properly fasten the cowling after maintenance.
Still, the headline is about Boeing, and not Southwest.
More evidence that, to quote Branch Rickey (and possibly John Milton), "Luck is the residue of design."
An engine cover on a Southwest Airlines, opens new tab Boeing 737-800 fell off on Sunday during takeoff in Denver and struck the wing flap, prompting the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to open an investigation.
No one was injured and Southwest Flight 3695 returned safely to Denver International Airport around 8:15 a.m. local time (1415 GMT) on Sunday and was towed to the gate after losing the engine cowling.
The Boeing aircraft bound for Houston Hobby airport with 135 passengers and six crew members aboard climbed to about 10,300 feet (3,140 m) before returning 25 minutes after takeoff.
Passengers arrived in Houston on another Southwest plane about four hours behind schedule. Southwest said maintenance teams are reviewing the aircraft.
The plane entered service in June 2015, according to FAA records. Boeing referred questions to Southwest.
The 737-800 is in the prior generation of the best-selling 737 known as the 737 NG, which in turn was replaced by the 737 MAX.Southwest declined to say when the plane's engine had last had maintenance.
Normally, this incident would not raise a ripple outside of the aviation industrial press, but given the current spate of problems at Boeing, it's headlines across the mainstream media.
This is what happens when a company is in trouble.
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