United Airlines released a statement after one of its planes landed in Medford, Oregon, Friday morning without part of its outer lining.
The plane, which landed without incident, was flying from San Francisco International Airport.
“This afternoon, United Flight 433 landed safely at its scheduled destination at Rogue Valley International Airport/Medford,” the company said in a statement to PEOPLE, according to NBC’s Bay Area.
“After the aircraft was parked at the gate, it was discovered that it was missing an outer panel. We will conduct a thorough inspection of the aircraft and make any necessary repairs before it is returned to service. We will also conduct an investigation to better understand how this damage occurred.”
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The aircraft did not declare an alert [Rogue Valley International Medford Airport]as there were no indications of damage during the flight,” the airline said.
The Boeing 737-800 was carrying 139 passengers and six crew members at the time, the airline added.
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According to the airline, the plate is located on the underside of the aircraft, where the wing meets the body of the aircraft just adjacent to where the landing gear is installed.
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“United Airlines Flight 433 landed safely at Medford Airport in Oregon at approximately 11:30 a.m. local time on Friday, March 15,” the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said. “Airline post-landing inspection found missing panel. Boeing 737 departed San Francisco International Airport. FAA will investigate.”
Nothing in particular alerted the airport staff to the missing part. Airport operations were briefly halted while the runway was searched, but “no debris was found at the airport,” Rogue Valley Airport Director Amber Judd said in a statement to CBS News Bay Area.
Earlier this week, United Airlines made headlines after Monday’s incident became the company’s fifth report of a flight problem in just one week.
United Airlines Flight 830, bound for San Francisco from Sydney, had to return to Sydney’s Kingsford Smith Airport due to a “maintenance issue,” an airline representative told PEOPLE on Tuesday.
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This time, the plane was a Boeing 777-300.
The airline announced that all 167 passengers and 16 crew members landed safely, and that overnight stays and flights the next day were organized for the passengers.
On March 8, United Airlines Flight 821 had to land in Los Angeles instead of the scheduled destination of Mexico City due to “problems with the aircraft’s hydraulic system.”
It was just hours after another United Airlines flight skidded off the runway at Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH), prompting the evacuation of another passenger and crew.
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Mike Allard, a passenger on the flight, shared his experience afterward with Houston’s KTRK.
“It seems like we veered. The plane was going a little too fast and it just skidded. That’s how I understood it. I’m glad everyone’s okay. I think the Lord was with us and protected us,” he said. news station.
Two remaining recent United Airlines incidents include a tire that blew out en route to Osaka, Japan on March 7 and one of the engines on United Airlines Flight 1118 caught fire on March 4.
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