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Investigators from the national transportation safety board tried to figure out what happened. >> its very important to find out what happened in this event. we dont want this to happen again and airplane structures should not fail and respect rupture, as it did yesterday in arizona. >> reporter: passengers say the hole opened up shortly after takeoff. >> it sounded luke a big explosion at least. all of a sudden there was a big sunroof in the middle of the plane, a big hole. you could say daylig...

Out what happened in this event. we dont want this to happen again. and airplane structures should not fail and rupture as it did yesterday here over the skies of arizona. >> southwest airlines says it could take several days to check out the 79 planes they pulled out of service. we do have a potential for some severe weather across the country tonight. and also into the beginning of this week. you need to hear this. chad myers coming up with it. five minutes past the hour.

Investigators from the national transportation safety board tried to figure out what happened. >> its very important to find out what happened in this event. we dont want this to happen again and airplane structures should not fail and respect rupture, as it did yesterday in arizona. >> reporter: passengers say the hole opened up shortly after takeoff. >> it sounded luke a big explosion at least. all of a sudden there was a big sunroof in the middle of the plane, a big hole. you could say daylig...

Mishap over arizona. the boeing 737 was at 36,000 feet when a four-foot hole suddenly opened in the fuselage. part of southwests fleet is now grounded. >> reporter: the plane is sitting in yuma, arizona, as investigators from the national trappings safety board try to figure out what happened. >> its very important to find out whact happened in this even. we dont want this to happen again and airplane structures should not rupture as it did yesterday. >> reporter: passengers say the hole opened ...

An act of extreme intolerance and bigotry, but to act and kill innocent people is an affront to human decency and dignity. back to a story we were telling you all about yesterday. southwest airlines canceling a few hundred flights. they pulled half of their 737s from service after one of the planes developed a hole in the cabin on friday. ted rowlands reports this is not the first time southwest had this problem. >> reporter: the plane is sitting in yuma arizona, as investigators from the nati...

Seen so far. and one of the most vocal. >> i cant believe our government any more. its a stupid but i want to escape japan. >> people increasingly are growing angry over the lack of progress both in dealing with disaster and with dealing with the nuclear situation in fukushima. in tokyo, im martin savidge. back to you. southwest airlines meantime is determined to find out how this happened. the airline has grounded and will thoroughly inspect 79 jets, just like the one that landed friday with ...

79 of its 737s for inspection. 19 of the inspected planes have been cleared and put back into service. youre looking at video from our affiliate komo of some of those southwest planes undergoing inspection today at boeing facility near seattle. fellow investigators say the southwest plane that made an emergency landing at a military airstrip has widespread cracking in its fuselage. that may have led to the large hole popping open in the top of the plane, 18 minutes into the flight, from phen tec...

All across the airline industry. southwest immediately grounded 79 of its 737s for inspection. youre looking at video of some of the southwest planes undergoing inspection today near seattle. fellow investigators say the southwest plane that made an emergency landing has widespread cracking in its fuselage. that may have led to the large hole popping open in the top of the plane. 18 minutes into the flight. hundreds of flights were abruptly cancelled. thousands of travelers saw their plans come ...

>> its very important to find out what happened in this event. we dont want this to happen again and airplane structures should not fail and rupture as it did yesterday over the skies of arizona. >> reporter: passengers say the hole opened up shortly after takeoff. >> it sounded like explosion and all of the sudden, a big sun roof in the middle of the plane. >> all of a sudden, oxygen masks dropped and everyone was just trying to get the masks on and it was scary. >> reporter: this isnt the firs...