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BBC HomepageSkip to contentAccessibility HelpYour accountLiveNotificationsHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeMore menuMore menuSearch BBCHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeCBBCCBeebiesFoodClose menuBBC NewsMenuHomeIsrael-Gaza warCost of LivingWar in UkraineClimateUKWorldBusinessPoliticsCultureMoreTechScienceHealthFamily & EducationIn PicturesNewsbeatBBC VerifyDisabilityWorldAfricaAsiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastUS & CanadaUnited Airlines flight 433 lands safely without panel in OregonPublished34 minutes agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, The missing external panel was on the underside of the aircraft near the landing gear (file photo)By Lipika PelhamBBC NewsA missing external panel on a Boeing plane was detected when it landed at an airport in the US state of Oregon on Friday, says United Airlines. A spokesperson said United flight 433, from San Francisco, arrived at the Rogue Valley International Airport in Medford, Oregon, at about 11:30 (18:30 GMT) on Friday.The 25-year-old Boeing 737-800 was carrying 139 passengers and 6 crew.No-one was injured – the missing panel went unnoticed during the flight.Boeing is under fierce scrutiny after a series of high-profile safety incidents.Amber Judd, a senior official at Rogue Valley International Medford Airport, said the plane landed safely and the external panel was only discovered missing during a post-flight inspection.”We’ll conduct a thorough examination of the plane and perform all the needed repairs before it returns to service,” she said.An investigation would be carried out “to better better understand how this damage occurred”, she added.The missing panel was next to the landing gear, on the underside of the aircraft, according to images of the aircraft on social media. All outgoing and incoming flights were paused at the airport to search for debris, none was found. The US Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) said it was investigating how the panel came apart.Boeing came under renewed scrutiny after a January incident involving a Boeing 737 Max 9 – part of a new range of planes to succeed older 737s – saw an unused cabin door blow out a few minutes after take-off in January.The incident onboard Alaska Airlines flight 1282 left a gaping hole in the side of the plane and forced an emergency landing.Image source, National Transportation Safety BoardImage caption, A safety board investigator examines the broken panel two days after the incident in JanuaryTestifying before US lawmakers on 7 February after the Alaska Airlines blowout incident, the head of the FAA, Mike Whitaker, said inspections of 737 Max aircraft had shown that “the quality system issues at Boeing were unacceptable and require further scrutiny”.Initial findings of a probe found that four key bolts that were meant to lock the unused door to the fuselage appeared to be missing. Mr Whitaker said that Boeing would be held accountable for any future failure or refusal to comply with the FAA. Earlier this month, fumes detected in the cabin of an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-800 bound for Phoenix forced pilots to return to Portland airport.Fifty hurt as jet to NZ hit by ‘technical’ issueBoeing whistleblower found dead in USBoeing 737 Max boss out after blowoutOn Monday, at least 50 people were injured after a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner flying from Australia to New Zealand suddenly dropped without warning, leaving passengers who were not wearing seatbelts tossed into aisles and flung into the ceiling.In response to that incident, Boeing has told airlines that pilots need to check their seats – after reports said a flight attendant accidentally hit a switch in the cockpit which pushed the pilot’s seat forward into the controls – forcing the plane’s nose down.Despite the reported incidents, commercial aviation remains one of the safest ways to travel, experts and regulators say.Flight 1282: The BlowoutEvery passenger’s worst nightmare: the terrifying moment a plane door rips away mid-air.Watch now on BBC iPlayer (UK Only)Related TopicsOregonAviation accidents and incidentsBoeingAviation safetySan FranciscoAir travelMore on this storyBoeing tells pilots to check seats after plane dropsPublished18 hours agoBoeing whistleblower found dead in USPublished4 days agoKey questions behind plane’s mid-air blowoutPublished9 JanuaryTop StoriesVaughan Gething set to be Wales’ next first ministerPublished15 minutes agoSainsbury’s deliveries cancelled due to tech issuesPublished18 minutes agoDrivers disrupted as M25 closures cause delaysPublished4 minutes agoFeaturesThe ‘insane’ plan to save the Arctic’s sea-iceThe Papers: ‘Tory PM ousting plot’ and ‘Gran’s death row wait’Ros Atkins on… Why one in five people do not work. 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[ad_1] No-one is injured after the 737-800 lands without an external panel, which went unnoticed in flight.