The Federal Aviation Administration on Sunday said it will launch an investigation after the engine cowling of a Southwest Airlines plane fell off during takeoff in Denver and struck the wing flap.

Travelers aboard a Southwest Airlines flight experienced an unexpected detour when an engine cover, known as a cowling, ...

Flight 3695 was headed to Houston but returned to the Denver airport around 8:15 a.m. after the crew reported the engine cowling, or cover, fell off. The plane, which had 135 passengers and five ...

An engine cover on a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-800 fell off on Sunday during takeoff in Denver and struck the wing flap, prompting the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to open an ...

“Southwest Airlines Flight 3695 returned safely to Denver International airport around 8:15 a.m. local time on Sunday, April 7, after the crew reported the engine cowling fell off during takeoff ...

The FAA said Southwest flight 3695 arrived back at Denver International Airport around 8:15 a.m. MDT Sunday after the crew reported the engine cowling—a hood-like cover for the plane’s engine ...

United said in a separate statement that a piece of a “sound-dampening outer liner” underneath the cowling was found on the runway after landing. The aircraft is 22 years old.

The engine cover of a Southwest Airlines plane 'fell off' during takeoff at Denver International Airport April 7, per the Federal Aviation Administration.

An engine cowling on a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-800 fell off on Sunday during takeoff in Denver and struck the wing flap, prompting the Federal Aviation Administration to open an investigation.

The cowling hangs off of the right engine as the plane speeds down the runway before ripping off entirely, according to posts on social media platform X. Southwest Airlines Flight 3695 pic.twitter ...

Dramatic cockpit audio captured the frantic pilot of a Southwest Airlines flight asking for an “immediate return” to Denver and declaring an emergency after an engine cover ripped off shortly ...