N387SW, the aircraft involved in the incident, photographed in 2006
Incident
Date
July 13, 2009 (2009-07-13)
Summary
In-flight structural failure leading to
rapid decompression
Site
near Charleston, WV
Aircraft
Aircraft type
Boeing 737-3H4
Operator
Southwest Airlines
Registration
N387SW
Flight origin
Nashville International Airport (KBNA)
Destination
Baltimore Washington International Airport (KBWI)
Occupants
131
Passengers
126
Crew
5
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Survivors
131
Southwest Airlines Flight 2294 (WN2294/SWA2294) was a scheduled US passenger aircraft flight which suffered a rapid depressurization of the passenger cabin on July 13, 2009. The aircraft made an emergency landing at Yeager Airport in Charleston, West Virginia, with no fatalities or major injuries to passengers and crew. An NTSB investigation found that the incident was caused by a failure in the fuselage skin due to metal fatigue.[1]
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