United Airlines Plane Lands Safely in Newark, NJ, After Panels Come Off Midflight
There were 214 passengers on board. No injuries were reported.
— -- A United Airlines flight landed safely at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey after several interior panels fell down in midflight.
The problem occurred on United Flight 557, a Boeing 767, on its way from Houston on Tuesday.
There were 214 passengers on board. No injuries were reported, according to a United Airlines spokesman.
Video from one of the passengers appears to show exposed wires on the ceiling as someone holds up a ceiling panel.
The plane is out of service and in maintenance, the company said.
The Port Authority said the plane touched ground but needed to take off for a relanding.
There were no plane parts on the runway, the official added.
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