'Something is wrong with our plane!' Southwest flight lands in Philly after engine blows apart

A battered Southwest Airlines jet with a blown engine and smashed window made a perilous emergency landing in Philadelphia on Tuesday, met by emergency vehicles that blasted the surrounding tarmac in safety foam.

Dallas-bound Southwest Airlines Flight 1380 out of New York had 143 passengers and a crew of five onboard, Southwest said in a statement. At least one person was taken to an area hospital, witnesses said.

Passenger Marty Martinez posted a brief Facebook Live video showing him donning his oxygen mask. "Something is wrong with our plane!," he wrote. "It appears we are going down! Emergency landing!! Southwest flight from NYC to Dallas!!"

Southwest said the Boeing 737-700 left  New York's LaGuardia Airport shortly after 10:30 a.m. ET, bound for Dallas Love Field. The airport said the plane had landed "safely" and that passengers were being brought into the terminal. The cause of the emergency was not immediately released.

The engine, at least one window and the fuselage were damaged, the FAA said.

Flights were departing and arriving, but passengers should expect delays, the airport said in its statement. The FAA had issued "ground stop" for planes on the ground at other airports waiting to depart Philadelphia. The ground stop was lifted shortly before  2 p.m. 

Passenger Amanda Bourman told the Associated Press she was sitting in the back of the plane was she was awakened by a loud bang. Some passengers were soon in tears while others shouted encouragement, she said.

Her husband, Timothy, told philly.com the plane quickly dropped after the noise, and some passengers started yelling in panic. Bourman said passengers were told to brace for impact, but the pilot was able to land.

“We’re just all really thankful to be alive right now,” he said. “Thankful to God, thankful to that pilot.”