What's happening! Pilot seen repairing plane window minutes before takeoff

In an unbelievable incident, a United Airlines pilot nonchalantly walked into the aircraft and started repairing a window minutes beforetakeoff.

This almost rare act by a pilot left the passengers shocked, who questioned if this was even 'normal'.

One of the passengers recorded the pilot holding a window seal and fixing it and then checking if everything was secureminutes before the flight took off from Denver to Dallas.

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“They are literally replacing a ‘window’ with all of us just chilling and sitting here waiting to take off?!?!?” said a flyer, who is a self-described toddler expert and goes by the name Kristin.

While sharing the video, the woman further wrote in her thread, “I have so many questions. Is this our pilot?!? Should a pilot be replacing a f–king window?!?! Is this normal?!”

United Airlines pilot puts a window back into place a few minutes before takeoff

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Passenger says plane landed safely, 'window didn't blow out'

The video showed a man, who was wearing a uniform with the insignia of a pilot, fixing the window. Later, she expressed her relief that the plane landed safely at its destination.

“Window did not fly off the plane. It’s eclipse season y’all. Miracles can happen,” said Kristin, who also had a sleeping child on her lap.

Speaking to The New York Post, a United Airlines representative said: “The video shows a ring of plastic called a bezel, which is cosmetic and not required for the safe operation of the aircraft.”

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There was no clarity on what kind of plane was involved, however, the strange video was shared amid a series of aviation safety incidents which have made headlines, including the door plug blowout case of Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9.

The plane was at an altitude of 16,000 feet when its door plug blew out in a near-catastrophic mid-flight mishap.

An emergency landing was made by the plane in Portland, Oregon and the aircraft had a hole the size of a refrigerator.

(With inputs from agencies)