What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On April 17, 2018, at 1103 eastern daylight time, southwest airlines flight 1380, a Boeing 737-700, N772SW, experienced a failure of the left, cfm international model CFM-56-7B engine and loss of engine inlet and cowling during climb at about flight level 320. Fragments from the engine inlet and cowling struck the wing and fuselage, resulting in a depressurization due to the departure of one passenger window. The flight crew conducted an emergency descent and diverted into Philadelphia International Airport (kphl), Philadelphia, PA. Of the 144 passengers and five crewmembers onboard, one passenger received fatal injuries and eight passengers received minor injuries. The airplane sustained substantial damage.
As the FAA filed it
ON APRIL 17, 2018, AT 1103 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, SOUTHWEST AIRLINES FLIGHT 1380, A BOEING 737-700, N772SW, EXPERIENCED A FAILURE OF THE LEFT, CFM INTERNATIONAL MODEL CFM-56-7B ENGINE AND LOSS OF ENGINE INLET AND COWLING DURING CLIMB AT ABOUT FLIGHT LEVEL 320. FRAGMENTS FROM THE ENGINE INLET AND COWLING STRUCK THE WING AND FUSELAGE, RESULTING IN A DEPRESSURIZATION DUE TO THE DEPARTURE OF ONE PASSENGER WINDOW. THE FLIGHT CREW CONDUCTED AN EMERGENCY DESCENT AND DIVERTED INTO PHILADELPHIA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KPHL), PHILADELPHIA, PA. OF THE 144 PASSENGERS AND FIVE CREWMEMBERS ONBOARD, ONE PASSENGER RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES AND EIGHT PASSENGERS RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.