A Southwest Airlines flight landed safely in Philadelphia Tuesday after the jet violently depressurized when a piece of an engine flew into and broke a window, according to passenger accounts and air traffic controllers.
One passenger's father-in-law, relaying information from his daughter, said the impact was so severe that a female passenger was partially sucked out of the plane when the window imploded.
One passenger, a woman, was partially was drawn out towards the out of the plane was pulled back in by other passengers," he said in a phone interview with NBC10.
The Dallas-bound Boeing 737-700 numbered flight 1380 made an emergency landing at Philadelphia International Airport around 11:20 a.m. Tuesday after taking off from LaGuardia Airport in New York City. There were 149 people onboard. A ground stop was put into effect at the airport as crews responded
One passenger's father-in-law, relaying information from his daughter, said the impact was so severe that a female passenger was partially sucked out of the plane when the window imploded.
One passenger, a woman, was partially was drawn out towards the out of the plane was pulled back in by other passengers," he said in a phone interview with NBC10.
The Dallas-bound Boeing 737-700 numbered flight 1380 made an emergency landing at Philadelphia International Airport around 11:20 a.m. Tuesday after taking off from LaGuardia Airport in New York City. There were 149 people onboard. A ground stop was put into effect at the airport as crews responded
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