The incident occurred during a Southwest flight from Phoenix to Oakland, California on May 25.
A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 was damaged and made a strange rolling motion, resulting in a probe by the Federal Aviation Administration . The incident happened when a flight traveling from Phoenix to Oakland, California on May 25 went into a "Dutch roll."Crew members on the flight regained control of the plane and landed safely in Oakland. There were no injuries reported among the 175 passengers and six crew members, the Associated Press reported.
Citing the FAA, USA Today reported the plane sustained "substantial" damage to its tail as a result of the maneuver. The damage was only discovered during a post flight inspection. On Friday, the National Transportation Safety Board released a statement on X, formerly Twitter, regarding the incident.
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