A passenger aboard a United Airlines flight from Dallas to Denver was shocked to see the plane's pilot replacing a window just before the plane took off. Kristin Gallant, who calls herself a toddler expert, shared a video on her Instagram Stories showing the flight's pilot repairing the inside of a window and trying to put it back in its slot.
“They're replacing a 'window' while we're all just chilling and sitting here waiting to take off?!?!?” Ms. Gallant wrote as she shared the video to her Instagram Story on Sunday. The video shows the pilot holding a window seal and placing it in place.
''I have so many questions. Is this our pilot?!? Should a pilot replace the king's window?!?! Is this normal?!'' she added.
A United Airlines pilot puts a window back into place a few minutes before takeoff
This was filmed by a passenger on a Denver-Dallas flight. pic.twitter.com/JOMiszWjzu
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Fortunately, there were no problems with her flight and her plane landed safely in Dallas.
''The window did not fly out of the plane. It's eclipse season everyone. Miracles can happen,” she wrote after the plane safely reached its destination.
After the clip appeared online, a United representative said The mail“The video shows a ring of plastic, called a bezel, which is cosmetic and not required for the safe operation of the aircraft.”
It is not yet clear what type of aircraft it was. However, the incident comes at a time when a series of aviation safety incidents have made headlines. A terrifying video recently surfaced online showing the engine of a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 tearing apart during takeoff. As a result, the plane had to make an emergency landing at Denver International Airport 25 minutes after the flight took off.
The Federal Aviation Administration said a part of the plane, called the cowling, came loose and struck one of the plane's wing flaps. According to Reuters, US airline regulators have launched an investigation into the accident.
In January this year, an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 plane suffered an emergency landing in Portland when its door panel blew off mid-flight.