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'We Are Going Down': Southwest Makes Emergency Landing In Philadelphia

Passengers said a woman was injured and that one of the windows was blown out when the plane had engine trouble. The flight from New York was bound for Dallas with 148 people on board.

A Southwest plane made an emergency landing in Philadelphia after experiencing serious engine trouble Tuesday on a flight from New York to Dallas. Passengers reported that a woman was injured.

"Something is wrong with our plane! It appears we are going down!" passenger Marty Martinez as he breathed through an oxygen mask.

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