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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