A year ago, a door plug blew out of a nearly new Boeing 737 ... those on board though no one was seriously injured and the plane made a safe emergency landing back in Portland, Oregon.
"To date, we still do not know who performed the work to open, reinstall, and close the door plug on the accident aircraft," Homendy wrote to Sens. Maria Cantwell and Ted Cruz. "Boeing has ...
Investigators who examined the grounded plane after the accident found that the headrests of two seats directly adjacent to the door plug were missing, as well as the back of one seat. One flight ...
Sunday marks one year since an Alaska Airlines flight from Portland was forced to make an emergency landing after a door plug blew out mid-flight. The plane was a Boeing 737 Max 9. “The oxygen ...
Nearly a year after a door plug blew off an Alaska Airlines 737 Max 9 aircraft, Boeing says it has made strides improving safety for airline passengers. The company announced Friday that it ...
The Alaska Airlines plane was seconds into its Jan. 5 flight, at 16,000 feet, when a door plug blew out of the fuselage, causing a gaping hole in the aircraft where a panel should be. No ...
At the hearing, Lund said workers believe they only temporarily pushed the door plug in place to prepare the aircraft to move outside. Boeing did identify two employees who were likely involved in ...