United flight from SFO missing external panel after landing in Oregon

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******* flight from SFO missing external panel after landing in Oregon

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A ******* Airlines plane that departed Friday from San Francisco International Airport was missing an external panel when it landed at its destination in Medford, Oregon.

******* released the following statement:

“This afternoon, ******* flight 433 landed safely at its scheduled destination at Rogue Valley International/Medford Airport. 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.”

******* said the Boeing 737-800 had 139 passengers onboard the plane, with six crew members. The plane also did not declare an emergency while en route to Medford “as there was no indication of the damage during the flight,” ******* said.

The incident involving ******* Airlines flight 433 is the latest in a string of recent mechanical problems on ******* airplanes.

On Thursday, 

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 at 5:30 a.m. Just before landing in SFO at 7:30 a.m. local time, the ******* Airbus experienced a hydraulic *****. It was able to land safely, according to officials.

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was diverted to Los Angeles after a wheel fell off during takeoff.

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 in passengers had to be evacuated from a ******* Airlines plane in Houston after it rolled off a runway during landing and got stuck in the grass.

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 was diverted to LAX because of a hydraulics issue.

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Australia had to turn around midflight after fluid was seen spewing out from the right rear landing gear.

All of the incidents are now under investigation, and it has some aviation experts questioning their connection to the San Francisco airport.

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