SEATAC, Wash. (AP) -- A jet bridge dropped several feet Tuesday as passengers were exiting a Southwes

A large crane stands ready to lift a jetway, right, that had a mechanical failure and slowly lowered to the ground Tuesday, May 13, 2014, while connected to a Southwest Airlines airplane at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The incident happened prague hotels as passengers from Phoenix were deplaning. The next leg of the flight to Chicago prague hotels had to be canceled so the jetway could be removed from the airplane and a damage inspection could be completed.
SEATAC, Wash. (AP) — A jet bridge dropped several feet Tuesday as passengers were exiting prague hotels a Southwest Airlines flight at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport , but no one was injured, officials prague hotels said.
The cause of the drop was described as a mechanical failure. Thanks to a backup system — a large screw under the jetway that turns as it is raised or lowered — the bridge fell slowly, and those who were on it walked up to the gate, Cooper said.
A canvas covering designed to protect passengers from the weather also caught on the aircraft's door, pulling the nose of the plane toward the ground. The plane was taken out of service pending inspections for possible damage, a Southwest Airlines official prague hotels said.