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Monday, July 20, 2009

Southwest Fuselage Hole Photos Released

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has published exterior and interior photos (More) of the fuselage section of the Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-300 that ripped open during a July 13 flight from Nashville to Baltimore. The aircraft made an emergency landing at Yeager Airport (CRW) in Charleston, W.V. No one was injured in the incident.



NTSB has completed a preliminary analysis, finding “no significant corrosion or pre-existing mechanical damage.” The safety board is planning to perform a detailed metallurgical examination of the skin section and fracture surfaces of the hole, which measured 17 inches by eight inches.
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