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A detached engine cowling struck the wing flap of the aircraft during takeoff from Denver International Airport. No one was hurt.

A Southwest Airlines flight suffered a major mechanical failure, causing the Boeing passenger plane's engine to spew flames and smoke in midair.

Dramatically. any piece of metal, the minute you take that airplane off, the first or second flight it can develop cracks. it's machinery and that's why they inspect it. megyn: the news is up to this point, only visual inspections were required. >> this has happened twice to southwest in the last two years. prior to that, not at all. we can go back to 1988 where it happened to an older airplane. megyn: where the flight attendant was sucked out and died. >> that was a much older plane. this is how we learn. as long as we'll levitate ourselveser on pieces of metal, it will happen. this is why we...

The f.a.a. won't tell us they're requiring other airlines to check. david,ould you fly southwest again? >> i had to fly yesterday to come from to phoenix on southwest, so, the answer is yes. megyn: were you nervous? >> more than i thought i would be. as they were closing the bins, it gave me a jolt when anything resembling a popping noise. megyn: did you get your double scotch? >> i picked a different row and had another couple sit next to me and the guy said he ordered a double scotchwith coupons before it happened. i saidme, to we both finally got our orders on the flight back into

The heroes that stopped the hijackers from crashing their jet into the intended target. new details on the southwest airlines scare. we're hearing from passengers that were on board this flight. take a look at this picture, taken by my next guest. the incident raising new concerns about our nation's aging air fleet as well as companies about whether other airlines are following prosecutors. david mathias was a passenger on the flight and michael boyd, aviation expert. gentlemen, thank you. david, i want to start with you. you were there and i want you to take us through what happened. i love t...