{"id":149295,"date":"2024-03-16T12:30:51","date_gmt":"2024-03-16T12:30:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/?p=149295"},"modified":"2024-03-16T15:06:13","modified_gmt":"2024-03-16T15:06:13","slug":"faa-investigates-how-a-united-boeing-737-800-lost-an-external-panel-in-mid-air","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/en\/2024\/03\/faa-investigates-how-a-united-boeing-737-800-lost-an-external-panel-in-mid-air.html","title":{"rendered":"FAA investigates how a United Boeing 737-800 lost an external panel in mid-air"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating how a <strong>United Airlines Boeing 737-800<\/strong> lost an external panel before landing safely in Oregon Friday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/aerospace-defense\/united-operated-boeing-737-with-missing-external-panel-lands-safely-oregon-2024-03-15\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Reuters<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>United Flight 433 landed at Medford Airport around 1:45 p.m. carrying 139 passengers and six crew after departing from San Francisco, the FAA and airline said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The FAA said a post-landing airline inspection of the 25-year-old airplane revealed a missing panel. 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