Southwest 737 lands at Yeager Airport after hole in fuselage
Monday July 13, 2009
Southwest 737 lands at Yeager Airport after hole in fuselage
by The Associated Press
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A Southwest Airlines 737 aircraft made a emergency landing in Charleston after the passenger cabin became depressurized after a hole appeared in the fuselage.
Central West Virginia Regional Airport Authority spokesman Brian Belcher says Flight 2294 was diverted to Yeager Airport and landed shortly after 6:30 p.m. Monday. There were 126 passengers and five crew members on board.
Southwest spokeswoman Marilee McInnis said the football-sized hole was located mid-cabin, near the top of the aircraft. McInnis said a replacement plane was to take the passengers to Baltimore.
Belcher says the plane, which left Nashville about 4:15 p.m. CDT and was headed to Baltimore, landed without incident. No one was injured.
The National Transportation Safety Board is trying to determine what might have caused the damage, McInnis said.