![An airplane flies over a sign on Boeing's 737 delivery center, Oct. 19, 2015, at Boeing Field in Seattle. The Federal Aviation Administration says a Southwest Airlines jet leaving Denver was forced to land after the engine cover fell off and struck the wing flap during takeoff. Southwest Airlines says the Boeing 737 landed safely Sunday, April 7, 2024, and the passengers headed to Houston are being put onto another aircraft. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)](https://hagadone.media.clients.ellingtoncms.com/img/photos/2024/04/08/AP24098862970902_t1170.jpg?5cc718665ab672dba93d511ab4c682bb370e5f86)
An airplane flies over a sign on Boeing's 737 delivery center, Oct. 19, 2015, at Boeing Field in Seattle. The Federal Aviation Administration says a Southwest Airlines jet leaving Denver was forced to land after the engine cover fell off and struck the wing flap during takeoff. Southwest Airlines says the Boeing 737 landed safely Sunday, April 7, 2024, and the passengers headed to Houston are being put onto another aircraft. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)
April 8, 2024
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April 8, 2024 10:10 a.m.
An engine cover on a Southwest Airlines plane rips off, forcing the flight to return to Denver
The Boeing 737 landed safely, and the passengers headed to Houston were being put onto another aircraft, Southwest Airlines said in a statement.