A Southwest Boeing 737 is on its way to Dallas from New York when the plane experiences an explosive decompression. Find out what causes this flight makes an emergency landing in Pennsylvania. 2020 © Anchor FM Inc. All rights reserved.

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Photo Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southwest_Airlines_Flight_1380

https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/AAR1903.pdf

https://www.tailstrike.com/170418.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/19/us/southwest-plane-oxygen-masks.html

Research Sources:

https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/AAR1903.pdf

https://www.flightradar24.com/blog/flightradar24-data-related-to-southwest-airlines-flight-1380/

https://abc13.com/graphic-details-come-out-in-fatal-texas-bound-southwest-flight/4691167/?fbclid=IwAR0i6w2JZsMG3HJQJSlmOG_w2KjviHv--Ra1bfPGlJ3dFGdKlJ5jGn44YeE

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