NTSB Factual Report

On August 27, 2016, about 0930 central daylight time, a Boeing 737-700, N766SW, operating as Southwest Airlines flight 3472, experienced an uncontained engine failure and cabin depressurization while climbing through flight level 310. None of the 99 passengers and 5 crewmembers onboard were injured and the airplane sustained substantial damage. The flight crew declared an emergency and diverted to Pensacola International Airport (PNS), Pensacola, Florida. The regularly scheduled passenger flight was operating under 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 121 from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY), New Orleans, Louisiana, to Orlando International Airport (MCO), Orlando, Florida.