Debris landed in an on-airport employee parking lot at San Francisco International Airport, airport spokesman Doug Yakel said in a statement. No one was injured. The runway was briefly closed to clear debris, but it has now reopened, he said.
Footage of the aftermath shows a badly damaged Honda car with its windows shattered and rear passenger door smashed.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will investigate, spokesman Tony Molinaro said.
The incident in San Francisco is the latest in a series of issues for Boeing jets this year.
Another United Airlines flight was disrupted on Monday when one of the plane’s engines caught fire.
The Boeing 737, travelling from Houston to Fort Myers in Texas, was forced to turn around with 167 passengers on board. Footage showed a line of flames shooting out of the engine.
“I remember there was just this bright, flashing light that came through the window, and it sounded like a bomb went off, and then it was just a strobe of fire out the window,” said David Gruninger, who was on the connecting flight home to Florida with 15 of his friends after attending a wedding in Mexico.
“It was a very turbulent ride back, and it was a pretty harsh landing,” Gruninger told KTRK-TV. “This is something I’ll remember every time I get on a flight now.”
Source: CNA
