The shocking Boeing 737 Max incident, briefly explained - Vox
WEBJan 8, 2024 · On January 5, the door plug of a commercial Boeing 737 Max 9 came off as the plane was climbing, opening a large hole on the side of the plane, alarming passengers onboard, and raising new...
Aviation experts raise questions about 737 Max ‘door plug’ design
WEBJan 11, 2024 · The door plug is typically held in place by stop fittings and has a set of bolts that prevent the door from moving and potentially flying off the plane. Somehow, the plug on the Alaska Airlines...
Aviation expert speaks on what caused door plug to fall off Alaska ...
WEBJan 8, 2024 · NTSB investigators have recovered the door plug from the Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-9 MAX, flight 1282 that was found in the backyard of a home in Portland, Oregon.
Boeing insists it’s fixing itself. A lot of the folks talking to ...
WEBAug 7, 2024 · A visual aid displays the steps of production of the door plug that blew off from an Alaska Airlines flight in January, leaving a gaping hole in the side of a Boeing 737 Max.
Updates on Boeing 737-9 MAX Aircraft - Federal Aviation Administration
WEBJan 6, 2024 · Every Boeing 737-9 MAX with a plug door will remain grounded until the FAA finds each can safely return to operation. To begin this process, Boeing must provide instructions to operators for inspections and maintenance.
Door plug that blew off Alaska Airlines plane in-flight found in ...
WEBJan 8, 2024 · The Federal Aviation Administration said it will require "immediate inspections of certain Boeing 737 Max 9 planes" after a plug covering an unused exit door blew out in the air during an...
Investigators found the ‘door plug’ that blew off a Boeing 737 Max ...
WEBJan 8, 2024 · Investigators at the National Transportation Safety Board say they have recovered the "door plug" that blew off a Boeing 737 Max 9 airplane Friday night — and hope it will yield important clues...
NTSB Releases Details on Boeing 737 Door Plug Investigative …
WEBWASHINGTON (July 17, 2024) — The National Transportation Safety Board releases additional details on its Aug. 6-7 fact-gathering hearing on its investigation into how and why a door plug departed from a Boeing 737-9 MAX passenger jet during flight.
Boeing Reinstalled Panel That Later Blew Out of 737 Max Jet
WEBJan 24, 2024 · The F.A.A. said on Wednesday that it would not allow Boeing to expand production of any new planes in the 737 Max series, a linchpin of the company’s commercial plane business, until the agency...
Crash victims families say DOJ investigation of Boeing is overdue : …
WEBMar 22, 2024 · WASHINGTON — When the door plug blew off a Boeing 737 Max 9 in January, Mark Pegram hoped it would spark a deeper investigation of the company's conduct.. His son Sam was killed in 2019 on Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302, the second of two Boeing 737 Max 8 crashes that killed a total of 346 people. "We've known it for five years, and I think the rest of the world is finally waking up to it ...