(CNN) A passenger aboard Southwest Airlines Flight 1380 has filed a lawsuit against the company calling for compensatory and punitive damages following the fatal engine failure earlier this month. Jennifer Riordan died in the April 17 incident. Debris from the engine broke open a window, causing Riordan to almost get sucked out of the plane. It was Southwest's first passenger death and the first death on a US airline in more than nine years. Chavez claims in her lawsuit that she continues to suffer severe personal injuries including "post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, emotional distress, depression and personal injuries to her body" as a result of the incident.

Source: CNN April 28, 2018 23:36 UTC