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had an engine blow apart. tammie jo shults was the 737 captain. >> it was rather radical. and it yawed and then it began its own decent. southwest 1380 has an engine fire. descending. >> reporter: but part of the engine had sheared into the fuselage, breaking out a window. a rapid decompression. one passenger, a mother, jennifer riordan, did not survive the april 2018 accident. >> the bottom part of her ribcage was out the window. >> reporter: when engine blades break, they're supposed to be contained and ejected out the rear of the engine. but in this case, the engine cover parts broke away and pierced the jet's skin. tonight, the ntsb is calling on boeing to redesign those covers for all of the 6,800 next-gen 737s in service. >> we recommended that engine and aircraft manufacturers develop more robust designs. >> reporter: boeing says it's working on design enhancements, strengthening those covers, which, it says, will satisfy the