Boeing Engine Cover Falls Off Southwest Airlines Flight, Strikes Wing During Take Off From Denver

In multiple social media posts, users shared footage of the incident, showing a ripped engine cover flapping in the wind and a torn Southwest logo.

A Southwest Airlines airplane comes in for a landing at Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, on May 12, 2020. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images

Southwest Airlines flight 3695 has been forced to land back at Denver International Airport after an engine cowling on a Boeing 737 plane reportedly fell off during takeoff and struck the plane’s wing flap.

The flight apparently rose to about 10,300 feet before returning safely 25 minutes after takeoff. No injuries among the 135 passengers and six crew members aboard were reported. The original destination for the flight was Houston.