Coverage dated March 15, 2024

United plane from San Francisco to Oregon loses external panel mid-flight, officials say

Headline from ABC 11 Raleigh

A United Airlines flight took off from San Francisco International Airport Friday morning and landed in Medford, Oregon with a missing external panel.

ABC 11 Raleigh's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Earlier updates in this story

Read the reports

Reports & sources

56 articles, oldest first.

  1. ABC 11 Raleigh

    United plane from San Francisco to Oregon loses external panel mid-flight, officials say (opens ABC 11 Raleigh)

    Published

    ABC 11 Raleigh's feed description

    A United Airlines flight took off from San Francisco International Airport Friday morning and landed in Medford, Oregon with a missing external panel.

  2. Triblive

    Boeing plane found to have missing panel after flight from California to Oregon (opens Triblive)

    Published

    Triblive's feed description

    PORTLAND, Ore. — A Boeing 737-800 was found to have a missing panel after a United Airlines flight arrived at its destination in southern Oregon on Friday, airport officials said. United Flight 433 left San Francisco at 10:20 a.m.

  3. Blaze Media

    United Airlines Boeing aircraft found to be missing external panel (opens Blaze Media)

    Published

    Blaze Media's feed description

    An external panel was found to be missing on an aircraft after it arrived in Medford, Oregon, according to United Airlines."This afternoon, United flight 433 landed safely at its scheduled destination at Rogue Valley International/Medford Airport.

  4. Fox2 Detroit

    United Airlines flight from SFO lands with missing panel (opens Fox2 Detroit)

    Published

    Fox2 Detroit's feed description

    A United Airlines flight landed with a missing panel from the plane, believed to have fallen mid-flight.

  5. CBS News

    United flight from San Francisco lands in Oregon with fuselage panel missing (opens CBS News)

    Published

    CBS News's feed description

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

  6. KTVZ Bend

    United Airlines flight discovered to be missing external panel after landing safely in Oregon (opens KTVZ Bend)

    Published

    KTVZ Bend's feed description

    By Pete Muntean, CNN (CNN) — A United Airlines flight was discovered to be missing an external panel on the aircraft after it landed in Medford, Oregon, Friday afternoon after taking off from San Francisco, California, according to the airline.

  7. Washington Times

    Boeing plane found to have missing panel after United Airlines flight from California to Oregon (opens Washington Times)

    Published

    Washington Times's feed description

    A Boeing 737-800 was found to have a missing panel after a United Airlines flight arrived at its destination in southern Oregon on Friday, airport officials said.

  8. WFMZ Allentown

    Older Boeing plane found to have missing panel after flight from California to southern Oregon (opens WFMZ Allentown)

    Published

    WFMZ Allentown's feed description

    Officials say a post-flight inspection revealed a missing panel on a 25-year-old Boeing 737-800 after it arrived at its destination in southern Oregon. United Flight 433 left San Francisco at

  9. Delaware Public Media

    An older Boeing plane found with missing panel after landing in Oregon (opens Delaware Public Media)

    Published

    Delaware Public Media's feed description

    A post-flight inspection revealed a missing panel on an Boeing 737-800 that had just arrived at its destination in southern Oregon on Friday after flying from San Francisco, officials said.

  10. Fox News

    Boeing plane missing external panel lands in Oregon airport, United Airlines says (opens Fox News)

    Published

    Fox News's feed description

    Another incident involving a Boeing airplane occurred Friday when a plane landed in Oregon without an external panel, officials said.

  11. Los Angeles Times

    A United Airlines plane external panel discovered missing after Oregon flight (opens Los Angeles Times)

    Published

    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    A section of a United Airlines-operated Boeing 737-8 aircraft was discovered missing upon inspection Friday afternoon in Southern Oregon, adding to a growing list of errors for the airline.

  12. NBC10 Philadelphia

    United flight from San Francisco missing external panel after landing in Oregon (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)

    Published

    NBC10 Philadelphia's feed description

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

  13. NBC News

    Boeing 737-800 was missing an external panel when it landed in Oregon (opens NBC News)

    Published

    NBC News's feed description

    A United Airlines-operated Boeing 737-800 was missing an external panel when it landed in Medford, Oregon, on Friday, the airline said in a statement.

  14. The Guardian

    United Airlines Boeing plane loses external panel in flight (opens The Guardian)

    Published

    The Guardian's feed description

    FAA investigating loss of panel before Boeing 737-800 landed safely in Oregon

  15. Anchorage Daily News

    Boeing plane found to have missing panel after flight from California to southern Oregon (opens Anchorage Daily News)

    Published

    Anchorage Daily News's feed description

    A post-flight inspection revealed a missing panel on a Boeing 737-800 that had just arrived at its destination in southern Oregon on Friday after flying from San Francisco, officials said, the latest in a series of recent incidents involving aircraft manufactured by the company.

  16. People

    United Airlines Flight from San Francisco Lands Safely in Oregon with External Panel Missing (opens People)

    Published

    People's feed description

    United Airlines has released a statement after one of their aircraft landed in Medford, Oregon, on Friday morning missing a portion of its external paneling.

  17. WMUR

    Boeing plane found to have missing panel after flight landed (opens WMUR)

    Published

    WMUR's feed description

    Airport officials say a Boeing 737-800 was found to have a missing panel after a United Airlines flight arrived at its destination in southern Oregon on Friday.

  18. New York Times

    United Airlines Flight Arrives at Oregon Airport Missing an External Panel (opens New York Times)

    Published

    New York Times's feed description

    No one realized that the panel from the plane, a Boeing 737-800, was missing until it had landed safely, the airline said.

  19. The Boston Globe

    Boeing plane found to have missing panel after United flight from California to southern Oregon (opens The Boston Globe)

    Published

    The Boston Globe's feed description

    Officials say a post-flight inspection revealed a missing panel on a Boeing 737-800 after it arrived at its destination in southern Oregon.

  20. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Panel missing from Boeing plane after West Coast flight (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

    Published

    Honolulu Star-Advertiser's feed description

    United Flight 433 left San Francisco at 10:20 a.m. and landed at Rogue Valley International-Medford Airport in Medford, Ore., shortly before noon.

  21. Fortune

    Older Boeing plane lands, then inspectors find missing panel (opens Fortune)

    Published

    Fortune's feed description

    The plane landed safely without incident or injuries reported and the external panel was discovered missing during a post-flight inspection.

  22. ABC 7 San Francisco

    United plane apparently loses external panel mid-flight after taking off from SFO, officials say (opens ABC 7 San Francisco)

    Published

    ABC 7 San Francisco's feed description

    A United Airlines flight that took off from San Francisco International Airport Friday morning landed in Oregon with a missing external panel.

  23. The Daily Caller

    United Airlines Boeing 737 Panel Falls Off During Flight (opens The Daily Caller)

    Published

    The Daily Caller's feed description

    A panel was discovered missing on a United Airlines Boeing 737 aircraft Friday after landing at its destination, according to KRON4.

  24. Insider

    A Boeing plane lost an external panel mid-flight, in the latest troubling incident for the airline maker (opens Insider)

    Published

    Insider's feed description

    A United Airlines-operated Boeing plane carrying 139 passengers lost an external panel mid-flight before landing safely in Oregon.

  25. WSVN Miami

    Older Boeing plane found to have missing panel after flight from California to southern Oregon - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports | Fort Lauderdale (opens WSVN Miami)

    Published

    WSVN Miami's feed description

    PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A post-flight inspection revealed a missing panel on an older Boeing 737-800 that had just arrived at its destination in southern

Showing the first 25 of 27 headlines. ·

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

United plane from San Francisco to Oregon loses external panel mid-flight, officials say | Since Then