What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On November 17, 2007, an swa B737-300, experienced an in-flight failure of the no.2 engine while climbing through FL250 enroute from kdal to klit. The crew reported feeling a severe vibration in the no.2 engine. They secured the engine and made an uneventful single-engine landing back at kdal. An inspection of the engine revealed a missing spinner, torn and broken fan blades, and a large hole in the outboard section of the inlet cowl. There were also numerous dents, dings, and scratches along the fuselage and right wing but there were no penetrations.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON NOVEMBER 17, 2007, AN SWA B737-300, EXPERIENCED AN IN-FLIGHT FAILURE OF THE NO.2 ENGINE WHILE CLIMBING THROUGH FL250 ENROUTE FROM KDAL TO KLIT. THE CREW REPORTED FEELING A SEVERE VIBRATION IN THE NO.2 ENGINE. THEY SECURED THE ENGINE AND MADE AN UNEVENTFUL SINGLE-ENGINE LANDING BACK AT KDAL. AN INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED A MISSING SPINNER, TORN AND BROKEN FAN BLADES, AND A LARGE HOLE IN THE OUTBOARD SECTION OF THE INLET COWL. THERE WERE ALSO NUMEROUS DENTS, DINGS, AND SCRATCHES ALONG THE FUSELAGE AND RIGHT WING BUT THERE WERE NO PENETRATIONS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.