United flight from San Francisco lands in Oregon with fuselage panel missing

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It was only during a 'post-landing airline inspection' that the missing panel was discovered, the FAA said.

The fuselage panel of a United Airlines flight — a Boeing 737-800 — was discovered missing Friday afternoon after the plane landed at an airport in Medford, Oregon, after having departed San Francisco, officials said. United Flight 433 from San Francisco International Airport to Rogue Valley International Medford Airport landed safely as scheduled in Medford, the Federal Aviation Administration reported.

The Boeing plane in Friday's incident is from a generation manufactured prior to Boeing's Max aircraft. This marks the latest United flight to report an issue amid a series of recent problems for travelers on the airline. A seemingly disproportionate number of those flights have either originated from, or been bound for, San Francisco, including three since Monday.

 

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