EVERETT, Wash. — The Southwest Airlines flight that experienced an engine explosion, killing 43-year-old Jennifer Riordan, was taken to the Boeing plant in Everett Monday to be checked out.
The National Transportation Safety Board released the Boeing 737-700 from its investigation, Southwest said.
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Two weeks ago, debris from one of the plane’s engines shattered a window, forcing the pilot to make an emergency landing in Philadelphia.
Riordan, a mother of two from New Mexico, was taken to a hospital after Southwest pilot Tammie Jo Shults landed the plane safely.
A preliminary investigation of the blown engine showed indications of "metal fatigue," the NTSB said.
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Flight 1380 was headed to Dallas from New York carrying 144 passengers along with five crew members.
According to The Associated Press, seven other people were injured in the incident.
The NTSB is investigating what caused one of the plane’s engines to explode at 30,000 feet.
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