A United Airlines flight using a Boeing plane to fly from San Francisco to Oregon late this week landed with one of its external panels missing, the Federal Aviation Administration said. The plane landed safely, but it was the latest in a string of incidents for both United and the troubled airplane maker Boeing.
The flight, on a a Boeing 737-800, left San Francisco International Airport on Friday morning and landed safely at Rogue Valley International Medford Airport in Oregon. United Airlines said it discovered that the panel was missing after the flight landed and parked at the gate, The New York Times reports. It remained unclear when or how it came off, The Times reports, and the airline said there were no signs of any damage during the flight itself.
“We’ll conduct a thorough examination of the plane and perform all the needed repairs before it returns to service,” United said in a statement. “We’ll also conduct an investigation to better understand how this damage…