Boeing aircraft experience another malfunction.

A Boeing 737-800 aircraft belonging to United Airlines (USA) lost an exterior panel after landing safely at Rogue Valley Medford International Airport in northwestern Oregon.

A window from an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 fell off in Portland, Oregon, USA on January 8. Photo: VNA

United Airlines said the plane was carrying 139 passengers and 6 crew members. The missing panel was only discovered after the plane had landed and was parked at the gate.

United Airlines' statement read: "We will thoroughly inspect the aircraft and make all necessary repairs before returning it to service." The airline also said it would investigate to determine the cause of the incident.

According to the flight tracking website FlightRadar24, this plane departed from San Francisco.

Last week, a Boeing 737 MAX also operated by United Airlines rolled onto the grass and off the runway at George Bush Airport in Houston. The National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration are jointly investigating the cause.

Boeing aircraft have been experiencing a series of incidents recently. Currently, Boeing is under close scrutiny from regulators following an incident involving a panel detaching on an Alaska Airlines aircraft. US authorities are also investigating safety and quality standards in Boeing's manufacturing process.

Earlier, on March 14, an American Airlines Boeing 777 landed safely at Los Angeles Airport in California after the pilot reported a suspected technical problem. The reason for the emergency landing is still unclear.

On March 11, a Boeing 777-300 was forced to return to Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport in Australia while en route from Sydney (Australia) to San Francisco (USA) due to a fuel leak.

Just hours earlier, a Boeing 787 Dreamliner belonging to LATAM Airlines (Chile) en route from Sydney to Auckland (New Zealand) experienced a technical malfunction, injuring 50 passengers.

Last week, a Boeing 777 en route from San Francisco to Osaka, Japan, was forced to make an emergency landing in Los Angeles due to a landing gear failure.

Regarding the incident involving LATAM Airlines, Boeing stated that it is investigating and urged airlines to inspect their cockpit control systems. Boeing said it is taking preventative measures by reminding 787 operators of its 2017 service guidelines, which include instructions for inspecting and maintaining the controls on the cockpit seats.

According to LATAM's statement, the accident was due to an unspecified "technical malfunction." Meanwhile, the Wall Street Journal, citing US industry sources, reported that the incident was caused by the carelessness of a crew member. According to these sources, a flight attendant accidentally pressed a switch on the pilot's seat while serving meals, causing a mechanical part to push the pilot into the controls, leading to the aircraft malfunction. Normally, this switch is covered and not used when the pilot is seated.

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