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Federal investigators say a door panel slid up before flying off an Alaska Airlines jetliner last week, and they are looking at whether four bolts that were supposed to help hold the panel in place might have been missing when the plane took off. The comments on Monday from the National Transportation Safety Board came shortly...
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FAA Grounds Boeing's 737 Max 9 Fleet After Alaska Airlines Incident
FAA Grounds Boeing's , 737 Max 9 Fleet , After Alaska Airlines Incident.
'The Guardian' reports that Boeing is back in the spotlight
after an incident on an Alaska Airlines flight where
a part of the plane's fuselage tore away mid-flight.
The plane was one of Boeing's newest
and best-selling models, the 737 Max.
Just minutes after takeoff from Portland, Oregon,
a door plug detached from the plane,
leaving a gaping hole in the passenger cabin.
The plane made an emergency landing, and no
crew or passengers were injured in the incident. .
According to accident investigators, the incident, which
occurred at a relatively low altitude with all passengers
still strapped in, could have been much more serious. .
'The Guardian' reports that the cause
of the incident remains unknown.
However, investigators have reportedly now
located the missing door plug, which was
recovered from the backyard of a local teacher.
Following the incident, the U.S. Federal
Aviation Administration grounded
Boeing's fleet of 737 Max 9 planes.
According to investigators, an auto-pressurization
fail light on the aircraft had triggered three times
in the two months it had been in service. .
According to investigators, an auto-pressurization
fail light on the aircraft had triggered three times
in the two months it had been in service. .
Prior to the incident, this information had
prompted the airline to restrict that particular
plane from making long flights over water
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