Boeing jet found to be missing panel after Oregon landing

A Boeing 737-800 which landed in Oregon with 145 people on board was found to be missing an exterior panel during a post-flight check.

The Boeing was found to have a missing panel. Picture: Twitter.

A Boeing 737-800 which landed at Oregon’s Rogue Valley International/Medford Airport was found to be missing an exterior panel during a post-flight check, KOBI-TV 5, an NBC affiliate in Medford, Oregon has reported.

Quite a sight as United #433 lands at Medford Airport this afternoon after panel apparently lost in-flight from San Francisco. No injuries, all safe, per updates coming in from our reporters. Plane is a 25-year-old Boeing 737-824 More coming soon from@RogueValTimes
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— David Sommers (@david_sommers) March 15, 2024

No issues were reported on the United Airlines flight from San Francisco, which had 139 passengers and six crew members.

The airport’s property was searched, but the missing panel wasn’t found, according to the report.

In a statement, United Airlines said it would examine the plane and perform repairs before returning it to service, KOBI-TV 5 reported.

“After the aircraft was parked at the gate, it was discovered to be missing an external panel,” the United spokesperson said. “We’ll conduct a thorough examination of the plane and perform all the needed repairs before it returns to service. We’ll also conduct an investigation to better understand how this damage occurred.”

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