Remember frequency illusion is a very real thing.

Last week an Airbus had a brake failure on approach in Seattle. Did you hear about that?

https://simpleflying.com/delta-air-lines-airbus-a220-suffers-brakes-failure/

Remember you're primed to see things that match your biases.

Did that primary buffer panel just fell off my gorram plane for no apparent reason?

The plane is 7 years old. This isn’t a Boeing issue, this is a Southwest maintenance issue. Engine cowlings are regularly removed for maintenance. If a latch or latches aren’t properly secured or suffer from excessive wear then this is the outcome. I get the disdain for Boeing, but it should be based on issues of their negligence, not the negligence of their customers.

To everyone saying it is not an Boeing issue:

We simply don't know that,yet. It could be a maintenance issue with whoever Southwest contracted. From someone fucking up closing the engine cover properly to the use of counterfeit parts (actually a larger issue than most people know - it has brought down airliners in the past).

It also could be an issue with actual Boeing certified spare parts or maintenance protocols- Something breakers earlier than expected,some spare parts are not as good as expected, the procedure is overly complicated,etc.

And of course it still could be an issue with actual Boeing works - something is built badly and now, after thousands of hours finally kicks the bucket - there have been cases where repairs brought down airliners decades after them being down (badly),the same is absolutely possible for engineering or assembly mishaps. If that is the case Boeing would be really fucked.

Anyways: There is a reason NTSB reports take months to years until they are finished. It is ridiculous how many people "know" what the reason for this was.

Flew out on an Airbus the entire way to Canada. Unfortunately our trip back is on a Boeing 737. Ooof

This is the best summary I could come up with:

A Boeing 737 operated by Southwest Airlines had to turn around mid-flight after an engine cover ripped off on Sunday.

Southwest Airlines told Business Insider in a statement that Flight 3695 returned to the Denver International Airport and landed safely after experiencing a "mechanical issue."

In January, the Federal Aviation Administration grounded 171 Boeing 737 Max 9 planes after a section of an Alaska Airlines fuselage — a plug over what was previously a door — ripped away mid-flight.

The FAA said in a statement at the time that each plane would have to undergo an eight-hour safety inspection before it's allowed to carry passengers again.

Boeing Chairman Steve Mollenkopf has reached out directly to several airlines following the company's recent struggles, Bloomberg reported.

Mollenkpf's move came after Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary said that Boeing showed a "lack of attention to detail."

The original article contains 336 words, the summary contains 142 words. Saved 58%. I'm a bot and I'm open source!

It's almost delicious.

That doesn’t look like a serious safety problem to me- but I’m not an expert