[PHXFlyer]

Originally Posted by i450009

When it comes right down to it, a key peice of "evidence" is missing: nothing in either photo establishes that this was, in fact, a Southwest aircraft. If there were a winglet in the shot (had one been installed on this particular airframe) or if the flap track fairings were painted characteristically red (as on the -700 series) or, in another shot, had you even held up a safety card or something on which "Southwest Airlines" was printed and captured that in your frame, it would establish more credibly than you have that this was a flight onboard a Southwest aircraft. Really, the best supposition anyone can make is that you thought you saw something falling off of an aircraft (which, I think has been proven to be some optical phenomena/photoshop trickery) and that the aircraft in the photos may or may not have been a Southwest plane.

i450009

The OP PM'd me with the date and flight info. I looked up the aircraft and the one that the OP was on wasn't retro-fitted with winglets yet. (It is actually having winglets installed now) I did find out that the after the OP's flight the aircraft continued on without delay or incident. Had something "fallen off the wing" it would undoubdetly have been held on the ground for maintenance. It was a routine turn. This claim has been de-bunked six ways 'rill Sunday. I think this thread should be allowed to die.