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3 passengers on Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 where door plug blew out sue the airline and Boeing for $1 billion
Three passengers on the Alaska Airlines plane that had to make an emergency landing after a door plug blew off mid-flight are suing the airline and Boeing for $1 billion, claiming negligence ...
USA Today1y
Door plug from Alaska Airlines flight found in schoolteacher's backyard, officials say
The door plug from the Alaska Airlines flight that was forced to return to to the airport in Portland, Oregon, shortly after takeoff was found in the backyard of a nearby home, the National ...
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Door plug that blew off Alaska Airlines plane in-flight found in backyard
The National Transportation Safety Board says the plug covering an unused exit door that blew out minutes ... plug to cover an emergency exit that the airline doesn't use, The Associated Press ...
ABC News1y
Alaska Airlines timeline: How incident involving missing door plug unfolded
The airline did not disclose how many planes the malfunction was found on. Tuesday, Jan. 9 2 p.m.: The FAA announces that every Boeing 737 Max 9 with a plug door will remain grounded until the ...
Oregonian1y
Why did Alaska Airlines use a door plug anyway? It comes down to money
The aviation industry is still in shock from a near disaster on Jan. 5, in which a 60-pound “door plug” blew out from ... safety record of the global airline industry, particularly since ...
KTLA1y
Door ‘plug’ blown off in mid-air explosion on SoCal-bound flight found
This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Investigators with the National ...
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4 bolts missing from Alaska Airlines door plug before blow-out: NTSB report
The door plug fell off shortly after Alaska Flight 1282 took off on Jan. 5. Four bolts designed to prevent the door plug from falling off the Boeing 737 Max 9 plane were missing before the plug ...
Popular Mechanics1y
The Alaska Airlines Disaster Shows Door Plugs Are a Design Flaw—Not a Feature
the airline announced on Wednesday. That got us wondering: what happens when an airplane is grounded with a fatal safety flaw, and what exactly is a door plug, anyway? What Went Wrong With Flight ...
NPR1y
NTSB says key bolts were missing from the door plug that blew off a Boeing 737 Max 9
According to preliminary investigation findings released by NTSB investigators on Tuesday, four key bolts were "missing" when a door plug blew off an Alaska Airlines 737 Max 9 in midair last month.
Daily Mail1y
Crucial bolts were MISSING from door plug that blew off Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX plane mid-flight - in clearest evidence yet of major manufacturing flaw, damning new ...
Four bolts appear to be missing from the door plug that blew out of a Boeing 737 ... told lawmakers he would discuss safety issues with airline CEOs, according to Reuters. He repeated the need ...
The New York Times1y
Physics Teacher Finds Alaska Airlines Door Plug in Backyard
new video loaded: Physics Teacher Finds Alaska Airlines Door Plug in Backyard Bob Sauer found a teachable moment with his discovery of the missing Alaska Airlines plane part, describing the ...