Air traffic control audio: Southwest flight suffers catastrophic engine failure
Air traffic control audio obtained by WFAA reveals how the pilot of a Dallas-bound Southwest Airlines flight that suffered a catastrophic engine failure and the ensuing emergency landing at the Philadelphia airport.
The recording details a sense of calm among the chaos as Southwest Flight 1380 descended roughly 20,000 feet in eight minutes.
“We have part of the aircraft missing, so we’re gonna need to slow down a bit,” the pilot says.
Part of the engine covering was ripped away mid-flight and crashed into the side of the plane, breaking a window. The flight marked the first passenger fatality due to an aircraft incident in Southwest's 51-year history.
“They said there’s a hole and someone went out,” she says. The National Transportation Safety Board did not detail that claim in an afternoon press conference. It wasn’t immediately clear how one passenger died.
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