Major Breaking News About The Problematic Boeing 737 Boeing 737 Southwest Airlines Passenger Jet Plunges to 525 Feet Over Oklahoma Neighborhood The incident on Wednesday was the second time in recent months that a Southwest Airlines aircraft underwent a dangerous descent. On April 11, another Southwest Airlines flight, a Boeing 737 Max 8, plunged toward the ocean off the coast of an island in Hawaii. On May 25, yet another Southwest Airlines flight, also a Boeing 737 Max 8, underwent what Bloomberg described as a "Dutch roll," that could be linked to a damaged backup power control unit. "The plane experienced what is known as a “Dutch roll” before pilots regained control, the FAA said in a statement. Such movement involves tail “wagging” and rocking from side to side, and is named after the motion of a Dutch skating technique. The inspection after the flight revealed damage to a standby power unit."