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Boeing 737 engine part falls off during take-off and strikes wing, no injuries reported

FILE PHOTO: A Southwest Airlines plane. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/File Photo

David Shepardson

The US Federal Aviation Administration on Sunday said it would investigate after an engine cowling on a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-800 fell off during take-off in Denver and struck the wing flap.

Southwest Flight 3695 returned safely to Denver International airport around 8:15 a.m. local time on Sunday and was towed to the gate. The Boeing aircraft with 135 passengers and six crew members aboard had been headed to William P. Hobby Airport in Houston.