Southwest flight to Houston returned to Denver after engine cowling detached mid-air.
Sunday, April 7 2024 the Southwest flight #WN3695 to Houston returned to Denver for an emergency landing.
The Boeing 737-800 (registration N8668A) took off from Denver at 07:49 MDT and climbed to 10,000 ft when the cowling of the right engine detached.
The pilots contacted air traffic control for requesting an immediate return and emergency landing.
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The aircraft landed on runway 34L only 10 minutes after departure. A spare aircraft (registration N8523W) has resumed to flight to Houston.
The aircraft involved in the incident was delivered to Southwest in 2015.