Boston-Bound Flight Diverts Plane After Wing Came Apart Midair [WATCH HERE]

A flight departing from San Francisco took off before allegedly being struck by a bird that damaged the wing.

The plane was able to divert and safely land in Denver, Colorado.

Kevin Clark, a passenger on the flight, recorded the tense moments just before the plane landed.

Watch here:

A United 757 from San Francisco to Boston has diverted to Denver after part of its slat broke off mid flight. pic.twitter.com/AZve6jxXf0

— 𝕔hi𝓁𝓁iຖ໐iˢ (@chiIIum) February 20, 2024

Fox Business shares more on the story:

A passenger of a Boston-bound commercial flight made an unusual sighting when he looked out of the window and saw a wing of the plane falling apart midair.

Passenger Kevin Clarke said he boarded United Flight 354, a Boeing 757-200 that was departing out of San Francisco and took off on schedule but was told by the pilot that the plane would be forced to divert to Denver, Boston 25 News reported. Then, he saw the problem with his very own eyes. The slat of the plane’s right wing was “coming apart” and missing noticeable chunks.

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“I’m like bird strike? That’s not good,” Clarke told the outlet. “We take off, I heard this loud buzzing noise, and then it faded away so I didn’t think much of it and all of a sudden the pilot is coming back, so I threw my window open, peeked out the window and the whole leading edge of the wing was destroyed.”

He was also able to get his cell phone out and record the harrowing moment. “Just about to land in Denver with the wing coming apart on the plane,” Clarke narrates in the cell phone video. “Came apart when we took off in San Francisco, and we’re just about on the ground. Can’t wait for this flight to be over.”

There seemingly is a growing trend of airplane malfunctions in recent times.

A United flight from San Francisco to Boston had to be diverted to Denver after it was discovered mid-air a portion of the wing was damaged. Passenger Kevin Clarke took this video. What he says he saw before getting on the plane on @boston25 this morning. pic.twitter.com/0GIaOmS46t

— Kelly Sullivan (@ksullivannews) February 20, 2024

Boston 25 News shares more on the story:

Passengers on a Boston-bound flight were happy to be on the ground Tuesday morning after the wing of their plane started “coming apart” in mid-air.

The United flight from San Francisco to Boston had to make an emergency landing in Denver, where passengers boarded a new plane.

Kevin Clarke landed at Logan Airport three hours later than he was scheduled. He told Boston 25 News he is just glad to be home safe after some nerve-wracking moments in the air.

“Just about to land in Denver with the wing coming apart on the plane,” Clarke said as he narrated his cell phone video of the plane touching the runway.

Clarke took the video of the United Boeing 757 plane showing the moment it touched down in Denver.

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Thankfully, these planes are meant to withstand a lot.

Unfortunately, so many problems are popping up.