04-05-2018 17:01 via dfw.cbslocal.com

New Details About Southwest Captain’s Actions After Engine Blew

DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM/AP) – The pilots of a Dallas-bound Southwest Airlines jet struggled to handle the plane after an engine blew apart at 32,000 feet over Pennsylvania last month.
Investigators say the captain, Tammie Jo Shults, took over control from the co-pilot. She first asked air traffic controllers for permission to land at the nearest airport, but then aimed for Philadelphia, where the crippled plane made an emergency landing.
A jagged chunk of an engine part called the inboard
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