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SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — A United Airlines flight that took off from San Francisco International Airport Friday morning landed in Oregon with a missing external panel, according to officials.
United Flight 433 left San Francisco at 10:20 a.m. and landed at Rogue Valley International-Medford Airport in Medford shortly before noon, according to FlightAware. The airport’s director, Amber Judd, said the plane landed safely without incident and the external panel was discovered missing during a post-flight inspection.
United says it was the wing-to-body fairing that ripped off which is located on the underside of the aircraft where the wing meets the aircraft body, just adjacent to where the landing gear deploys.
The pilots had no idea the panel had come off the Boeing 737-800 plane, and don’t know where they lost it, Jackson County Airport Director Amber Judd told the Rogue Valley Times.
There were 139 passengers and six crew members onboard the flight.
The plane has been in service for 25 years. Rogue Valley Times reported:
According to the aircraft’s N-number, the plane was delivered to Continental Airlines on Dec. 22, 1998. It has been operated by United Airlines since Nov. 30, 2011.
Rogue Valley Times posted a photo of the plane with the missing panel, and wrote, “A United Airlines plane was grounded Friday in Medford after it was found to be missing a panel after it touched down on a flight from San Francisco. There were no reported injuries.”
A United Airlines plane was grounded Friday in Medford after it was found to be missing a panel after it touched down on a flight from San Francisco. There were no reported injuries. https://t.co/c0iDhBqTDk pic.twitter.com/ypZbl0HgFI
— Rogue Valley Times (@RogueValTimes) March 15, 2024
Publisher David Sommers announced, “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.”
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
newsroom. pic.twitter.com/IlN7c1d5mF— David Sommers (@david_sommers) March 15, 2024
United Airlines said in a statement, “After the aircraft was parked at the gate, it was discovered to be missing an external panel. 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,” United added.
Statement from United now added to @RogueValTimes story: https://t.co/gLLqkvf9F2 pic.twitter.com/Qh7bJPADIw
— David Sommers (@david_sommers) March 15, 2024
Multiple social media users are claiming the flight was “diverted” to the Medford, Oregon airport for an “emergency” landing. However, that claim is false, as the pilots were reportedly unaware the panel was even missing until they reached their destination.
#Update — United Airlines confirms with KRON 4 — UA flight 433 landed safely at Medford Airport, its scheduled destination. Aircraft did *not* declare emergency, as no indication of damage during flight.
The external panel was found to be missing while parked at the gate.— Stephanie Lin (@StephanieLinTV) March 15, 2024
One of my favorite James Bond lines is from the novel Goldfinger: “Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. Three times is enemy action.”
It came to mind when I saw this news story about #Boeing‘s latest disaster. https://t.co/K7BWLja0T9— Steve Bainbridge (@PrawfBainbridge) March 16, 2024
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