Part of an engine falls out of a Boeing plane during takeoff on a Southwest Airlines flight

Part of the engine cover fell off a Boeing plane in the United States during takeoff and hit the wing of the plane.

Southwest Airlines Flight 3695 was departing from Denver International Airport on Sunday morning at 8:15 a.m. when the engine cowling came off and hit the wing, according to the British Daily Mail. Reuters.

A video posted on social media shows the engine cover flapping in the wind before it completely separates and collides with the plane's wing.

The flight bound for Houston, carrying 135 passengers, returned to Colorado Airport without any incident. No injuries were reported.

Southwest said the plane “landed safely after experiencing a mechanical problem.” Letters of News.

The Federal Aviation Administration announced Sunday that it will investigate the crash involving a Boeing 737-800, the latest involving the planemaker.

One passenger, who gave her name as Lisa C., said: Letters of News He said the cowling came off about 10 minutes after the ascent was completed.

“We all felt kind of a bump and a jolt and I looked out the window because I love window seats and there he was,” she told the outlet.

Another passenger, Cooper Glass, said: Letters of News He described the accident as “scary”, but the pilot did an excellent job when he returned to the airport.

Southwest Airlines said its maintenance teams were inspecting the plane. The affected passengers were transferred on another flight to Houston about three hours after their scheduled arrival time.

This accident is the latest in a series of issues plaguing Boeing.

On January 5, a door connection panel on Alaska Airlines' new Boeing 737 MAX 9 exploded while cruising at 16,000 feet.

The FAA subsequently grounded 171 of the company's MAX 9 aircraft for review. It also banned the company from increasing production of Max series aircraft, and ordered it to develop a comprehensive plan to address “systemic quality control issues.”

The Department of Justice has launched a criminal investigation into the Alaska Airlines incident. The investigation will focus on whether Boeing complied with the 2021 settlement it agreed to after two fatal crashes attributed to defects in the 737 MAX's maneuvering characteristics enhancement system. Forbes Reports.