US EditionNTSB set to meet on door plug investigation of terrifying Alaska Airlines flight
- On January 5, 2024, a Boeing 737 Max 9 operated by Alaska Airlines experienced a door plug panel failure shortly after departing from Portland, Oregon.
- The blowout happened because four bolts securing the door plug were removed during a repair and never replaced, leaving the fuselage vulnerable to failure.
- A 2-foot-by-4-foot panel detached at 16,000 feet, causing a sudden decompression that pulled items such as cellphones from the cabin and resulted in minor injuries to several passengers and a flight attendant.
- Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg acknowledged that the company has faced significant challenges in recent years, which he described as unacceptable, and noted that the NTSB will present its investigation results during a public meeting scheduled for June 24.
- The incident prompted Boeing to enact safety improvements including better training and quality controls, while the NTSB plans to vote on recommendations to prevent future occurrences.
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NTSB report blames Boeing training, FAA oversight for Alaska Airlines door plug incident
A report from the National Transportation Safety Board found issues with Boeing's production process, training, documentation and safety culture, as well as the FAA's oversight in a review following a midair door panel blow out of an Alaska Airlines plane. Everyone on the packed plane survived. Now, the NTSB is making nearly a dozen recommendations to Boeing and the FAA.
Boeing failed to provide training, oversight to prevent MAX 9 midair emergency, NTSB says
Boeing failed to provide adequate training, guidance and oversight to prevent a midair cabin panel blowout of a new 737 MAX 9 flight in January 2024 that spun the plane maker into a major crisis, the National Transportation Safety Board in the US said on Tuesday.
The 17-month survey of the Ntsb reveals the accident of the flight Alaska Airlines: the panel had no 4 bolts of which nobody noticed.
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