Engine cover on Southwest Airlines flight to Houston from Denver tears away during takeoff

DENVER, Colorado -- A Southwest Airlines formation headed to Houston had to marque an exigency landing astatine the Denver International Airport aft the motor screen seemingly tore distant during takeoff connected Sunday, according to officials.

The video supra is from ABC13's live-streaming channel.

In a video sent to ABC News by a rider connected formation 3695, the engine's cowling could beryllium seen peeling back, flying disconnected and striking the aircraft's helping flap arsenic the level began to travel disconnected the ground.

One rider described the ordeal arsenic "frightening."

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"People successful the exit enactment crossed from maine started yelling astatine the formation attendants and showing them the damage. We turned astir and made a full-speed landing. The pilots did a large occupation connected the landing," the rider said.

According to the Federal Aviation Association, the Boeing 737-800 craft was towed backmost to the gross aft landing astir 8:15 a.m. Sunday.

Officials said each passengers were checked retired and cleared by the section occurrence section earlier boarding different level to Houston's William P. Hobby Airport.

The formation is estimated to get successful Houston astatine 1:55 p.m.

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This incidental volition stay nether investigation, officials said.

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