A United Airlines flight from San Francisco to Boston was diverted to Denver on Monday after experiencing an issue with one of its wings, the airline confirmed Tuesday.
A passenger onboard the flight recalled hearing an "incredibly loud vibration" as the plane took off and seeing the damage, which he recorded and shared with NBC10 Boston. It shows damage to a wing slat near the engine.
"I was like, that’s not normal at all," Kevin Clarke said.
None of the 165 passengers on board the Boeing 757-200 aircraft were hurt when the incident occurred, according to United Airlines.
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"United flight 354 diverted to Denver yesterday afternoon to address an issue with the slat on the wing of the aircraft," a United spokesperson said in an email Tuesday. "The flight landed safely and we arranged for another aircraft to take our customers to Boston."
The plane landed in Denver at 5:15 p.m. local time on Monday and was scheduled to arrive at Boston Logan International Airport early Tuesday morning.
The Federal Aviation Administration confirmed Tuesday that it is investigating the incident.
It wasn't immediately clear what caused the incident.
Clarke said the pilot showed up near his seat about 45 minutes into the flight.
"He goes behind me and I was kind of sleepy, so I wasn’t paying much attention at that point, but then he goes back to the cockpit and he comes on the PA and says, 'We’ve discovered we have some damage on one of the front flaps and we’re going to divert to Denver and put you all in a different plane,'" Clarke said.
