A United Airlines Holdings Inc. plane returned to a Connecticut airport after losing part of a liner from inside the engine's cover, another incident for a carrier already under scrutiny over a series of flight mishaps this year.
The agency said it will investigate the incident. United said in a separate statement that a piece of a sound-dampening outer liner underneath the cowling was found on the runway after landing. The aircraft is 22 years old.
While the cause of the incident wasn't immediately known, issues with older planes are often isolated and not a sign of systemic problems or manufacturing defects.
Chief Executive Officer Scott Kirby has said that the Chicago-based carrier was embracing the FAA evaluation as an opportunity to improve what it considers to be an already high level of safety.
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