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Air-worthiness directives. airlines were ordered to inspect 737s for signs of metal fatigue. two years ago, the faa fined southwest $7.5 million for failing to conduct timely crack inspections on its 737 fleet. we talked to the ntsb on the scene. >> we will be looking at everything. right now, we are here to look at this accident. and if we find issues related to this accident that could be applied to the rest of the fleet, we will make that point known. >> reporter: and metal fatigue has led to tragedy. in 2005, a chalk's airways plane crashed on takeoff from miami when its wing ripped off. 2...

My colleague, nbc's peter alexander, is joining me here in studio with the very latest on this investigation. good morning, peter. >> alex, good sunday morning to you. with all the regular inspections and regulations that exist for planes of this sort, experts across the country are now trying to figure out exactly how something like this could, in fact, happen. flight 812 was cruising at roughly 34,500 feet when that portion of its hole literally split open, as you can see in this animation. ntsb officials on the ground in yuma, arizona, are now looking at the aluminum skin around that split,...

Did sound like a shotgun went off. flight 812 had just left phoenix en route to sacramento when this large section of the fuselage opened up right over the heads of the pass ekers. it's described as being 3 to 6 feet long and as the plane lost pressure and the pilot made a rapid dissent, the air mrafks dropped for the passengers. although some passengers and a flight attendant passed out either because their masks weren't working or they didn't feel the effects quickly enough of that oxygen. all 118 on board were okay. no serious injuries. this plane is a 737. it was only 15 years old. but wha...

The passengers say it got extremely windy inside the cabin and they could literally see the blue sky and the sunshine through the hole. once the cabin lost pressure, the f.a.a. says the pilot made a rapid, yet controlled decent all the way down to 11,000 feet. while there were miraculously no reports of major injuries, many of the 118 passengers on board reported problems with their eardrums because the plane dropped in altitude so quickly. >> all of a sudden, the masks dropped and it's really, really windy and ears hurt. and like, you never pay attention during the safety thing so i wasn't su...

Details are coming up next . southwest airline flight. could that happen to other planes. up next. former official shares his thoughts on the terrifying scene. on what happened on the southwest airlines' flight. stay with us. >> i was holding the hand of the guy next to me and trying not to bawl my eyes out. >> you are thinking come on, this can't be happening this is a movie. but you could tell something was definitely wrong and you could tell the urgeency in the staff. aren't absorbed properly unless taken with food. he recommended citracal. it's different -- it's calcium citrate, so it can ...