Southwest Airlines is now investigating all of its Boeing 737-300 jets after a hole in the fuselage of one of its planes forced a pilot to make an emergency landing yesterday afternoon.
The plane, headed for Baltimore from Nashville, made an emergency landing in Charleston, West Virginia at 4:30 p.m. last night after a hole opened up in the fuselage, causing the cabin to depressurize. None of the 126 passengers or five crew members were injured.
Boeing 737-300 jets make up about one third of Southwest's fleet. No problems were found after the resulting inspection of about 180 planes.
A Southwest spokesperson has said that the airline will be working with the National Transportation Safety Board to investigate the cause of the hole.
The plane, headed for Baltimore from Nashville, made an emergency landing in Charleston, West Virginia at 4:30 p.m. last night after a hole opened up in the fuselage, causing the cabin to depressurize. None of the 126 passengers or five crew members were injured.
Boeing 737-300 jets make up about one third of Southwest's fleet. No problems were found after the resulting inspection of about 180 planes.
A Southwest spokesperson has said that the airline will be working with the National Transportation Safety Board to investigate the cause of the hole.