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UPDATED: One Killed When 737 Engine Fails

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  By Mary Grady , Contributing editor | April 17, 2018

CNN

UPDATED: One person was killed when an engine failed in flight aboard a Southwest Airlines 737 en route from New York's LaGuardia Airport to Dallas Love Field. The crew diverted to Philadelphia and made a safe emergency landing about 11 a.m. One window was blown out in the cabin, apparently by shrapnel from the engine. The death is the first one to occur aboard a U.S. passenger airline since 2009. Passenger Marty Martinez told CBSN there was "blood everywhere" in the cabin. CNN reported that seven people were treated on scene for minor injuries.

ABC6

NTSB Chairman Robert Sumwalt held a brief news conference Tuesday afternoon in Washington before departing for Philadelphia. He said the engines on the 737 are the CFM56, which are very widely used. They are manufactred by CFM International, a 50/50 joint company owned by Safran Aircraft Engines and GE. Sumwalt said 144 passengers and five crew were on board the aircraft. Investigators will determine whether or not the engine experienced an "uncontained" failure, he said, which depends on what parts of the engine became detached. It was clear, however, that debris from the engine hit the window and entered the cabin. This is reportedly the first fatality ever on a Southwest flight.

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