Dallas-Bound Southwest Airlines flight Makes Emergency Landing

By Jeff K

A scary scene today on a Southwest Airlines flight from New York to Dallas.

The plane made an emergency landing in Philadelphia after an engine malfunctioned.

Facebook user Marty Martinez created the following post showing the damaged engine and broken window...

NBC New York✔@NBCNewYork

"We have a part of the aircraft missing": Listen to the dramatic communications between the pilot of Southwest flight 1380 and air traffic control as plane from NYC comes into Philadelphia for emergency landing http://4.nbcny.com/b2nrQya 

12:17 PM - Apr 17, 2018

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Doug Dunbar✔@cbs11doug

Per the @NTSB there is one fatality from 1380. Per FAA Source, first ever fatality for the airline, and first commercial aviation death in the U.S., since 2009.

12:24 PM - Apr 17, 2018