Did a production flaw at Wichita cause the in flight fuselage tear?

Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-3H4 N632SW (msn 27707) FLL (Bruce Drum) (hole rips open on fuselage en route, lands safely), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.

Southwest Airlines’ (Dallas) Boeing 737-3H4 N632SW (msn 27707) was involved in the April 1 incident that was forced to make an emergency landing at Yuma after the fuselage tore open while in flight. This aircraft was assembled at the Wichita plant.

This report by Reuters cites a report by the WSJ yesterday that NTSB investigators now suspect a manufacturing lapse at the Wichita plant 15 years ago could be to blame for the in flight failure.

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