Commut E145 at Washington on Oct 30th 2024, interior panel fell on passenger

Last Update: November 3, 2024 / 14:45:20 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 30, 2024

Classification
Incident

Airline
Commutair

Flight number
UA-4305

Departure
Washington Dulles, United States

Destination
Huntsville, United States

Aircraft Registration
N14148

Aircraft Type
Embraer ERJ-145

ICAO Type Designator
E145

A Commutair Embraer ERJ-145 on behalf of United, registration N14148 performing flight UA-4305 from Washington Dulles,DC to Huntsville,AL (USA), was climbing out of Washington's runway 19L when about 3 minutes into the flight an interior panel fell from above an emergency exit and hit the passenger sitting there onto his head. The aircraft continued to Huntsville for a safe landing on runway 18L about 90 minutes after departure.

Passenger Christian Cooper tweeted: "Exit row ln on @united yes this panel is held up with Band-aids. Yes this panel came undone 3 minutes after takeoff. Yes it hit me in the head. Yes it stayed like this for the rest of the flight. No this can’t be @FAANews approved, do better. #ua4305"

The airline confirmed a plastic interior panel came loose during flight UA-4305 on Oct 30th 2024. The flight landed normally, the panel was repaired.

The aircraft returned to service about 14 hours after landing.
Aircraft Registration Data
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 30, 2024

Classification
Incident

Airline
Commutair

Flight number
UA-4305

Departure
Washington Dulles, United States

Destination
Huntsville, United States

Aircraft Registration
N14148

Aircraft Type
Embraer ERJ-145

ICAO Type Designator
E145

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