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>> are you descending right now? >> single engine descending. >> reporter: when engines failed on a southwest airlines flight last month, the pilot didn't panic. instead j she relied on her extensive navy experience. >> my first thoughts were actually oh, here we go. just because it seems like a flashback to some of the flnavy flying we'd done. >> reporter: she discussed the incident for the first time since the april 17th emergency that left one passenger dead. she said on abc's 20/20, she wasn't even supposed to be in the cockpit that day. she traded with her pilot husband so she could atten...

The exploding engine broke a window, a passenger was sucked partly through that window and died from her injuries. but the plane made a safe landing thanks to the calm actions of the pilots. polo sandoval has the story for us. >> gate, are you getting this right now? >> yes, a single engine descending, a fire -- >> reporter: when the engine failed on the southwest airlines flight last month, pilot tammy joe shultz didn't panic. she relied on her extensive navy experience. >> my first thoughts were actually here we go, just because it seemed like a flashback to some of the navy flying that we h...

And this evening, moments ago, our correspondent asking, how concerned are you about the 737 fleet? there are so many of them in the air. abc's david kerley leading us off. >> reporter: investigators tonight scouring that mangled engine, looking for every piece that landed on the ground, 60 miles from the philadelphia airport, hoping to learn if there is a problem with the 737 fleet. this was the second engine failure like this in two years. a source telling abc news they are similar engines, seems to be similar failures, metal fatigue, a fan blade breaking at about the same spot. new details ...

Pilots, tammie jo shults, brought the plane down safely. she was a navy fighter pilot before. and so many were moved by these images. the pilot immediately going back into the cabin when they landed, hugging the passengers. martha raddatz tonight on the pilot, and how passengers are now describing her. >> reporter: as one of the first women to fly navy fighter jets, tammie jo shults had exactly the kind of training for just this kind of emergency. unflappable and deliberate, guiding her crippled jet in for a landing. >> yes, sir. we're single engine descending, have a fire. >> reporter: once s...