United Airlines Boeing 737, filled with 139 passengers, loses external panel mid-air

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16-03-2024, 09:49

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A Boeing737-800, being operated by United Airlines, lost its external panel mid-air on Friday (Mar 15), adding to the list of issues which have been raising concerns over the manufacturing of the planes.

As per the officials, they were able to discover the loss of the external panel only after the plane landed safely at an Oregon airport.
United Airlines Flight 433 had taken off from San Francisco around 10:20 a.m. local time and was also able to land safely at Rogue Valley International-Medford Airport about 70 minutes later, as per the airport officials and flight data.

In a statement to the New York Post, airport director Amber Judd said that once the plane came close to the gate, the officials found an external panel missing.

After the external panel was found missing, the operations were halted at the airport while the officials conducted a runway safety check, said airport director Amber Judd, while speaking to The New York Post.
Source- wionews