NTSB set to meet on door plug investigation of terrifying Alaska Airlines flight
- On January 5, 2024, shortly after departing Portland, Oregon, an Alaska Airlines flight operated with a 737 Max 9 experienced a door plug detachment mid-flight but was able to return safely to the airport.
- The blowout occurred because four bolts securing the door plug were removed during a Boeing factory repair and never replaced, creating a hole in the fuselage at 16,000 feet.
- The incident caused rapid decompression that created a strong air vacuum, pulling objects such as passengers’ cell phones out of the cabin, and led to minor harm for seven passengers and a flight attendant.
- Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg acknowledged that the company has faced significant challenges in recent years, describing the situation as unacceptable, and emphasized that major reforms have been implemented across personnel, processes, and organizational structure in response.
- The NTSB will meet on June 24, 2025, to discuss findings and vote on safety recommendations aimed at preventing similar door plug failures in the future.
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Multiple system failures led to door plug flying off Alaska Airlines flight, NTSB chair says
The NTSB held a hearing Tuesday about the 2024 incident where a door plug on Boeing plane flew off in the middle of an Alaska Airlines flight. CBS News senior transportation correspondent Kris Van Cleave reports.
Boeing, FAA Share Blame for Door Panel Flying Off During Alaska Airlines Flight: NTSB - The Thinking Conservative
The sudden midair door panel blowout on Alaska Airlines flight last year stemmed from failures by Boeing, its supplier Spirit AeroSystems, and the FAA. The post Boeing, FAA Share Blame for Door Panel Flying Off During Alaska Airlines Flight: NTSB appeared first on The Thinking Conservative.
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