United 737 Lands Safely in Oregon Missing Exterior Panel

A United Airlines Boeing 737-800 plane landed in Medford, Oregon missing an external panel on its underside
The plane with 139 passengers and 6 crew flew from San Francisco and did not declare an emergency during the flight
United will investigate how the damage occurred and conduct repairs before the plane flies again
No debris was found after the plane landed; airport operations quickly returned to normal
The incident comes 2 months after an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX lost a door panel mid-flight, which is under criminal investigation