An Alaska Airlines 737 MAX experienced a door plug failure in mid-air, triggering an emergency return. We’re revisiting the event with insights from airline pilots and a breakdown of the ATC ...

The heroic actions by the crew of Alaska Airlines flight 1282 ensured everyone survived last year when a door plug panel flew off the plane shortly after takeoff, leaving a gaping hole that sucked … ...

The heroic actions by the crew of Alaska Airlines flight 1282 ensured everyone survived last year when a door plug panel flew off the plane shortly after takeoff, leaving a gaping hole that sucked ...

WATCH: NTSB chair says systemic failures led to door plug flying off Alaska Airlines’ Boeing 737 Max midflight Nation Updated on Jun 24, 2025 1:42 PM EDT — Published on Jun 24, 2025 9:16 AM EDT ...

The top section of the door plug from the Alaska Airlines Flight 1282's Boeing 737-9 MAX airplane is shown at the National Transportation Safety Board laboratory, in Washington, Tuesday, July 30 ...

FILE - This image taken Jan. 7, 2024, and released by the National Transportation Safety Board, shows the section of a a Boeing 737 Max where a door plug fell while Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 was ...

FILE - This image taken Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024, and released by the National Transportation Safety Board, shows the section of a a Boeing 737 Max where a door plug fell while Alaska Airlines Flight ...

This image taken Jan. 7, 2024, and released by the National Transportation Safety Board shows a section of Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 that is missing a panel on a Boeing 737-9 MAX in Portland ...

This image taken Jan. 7, 2024, and released by the National Transportation Safety Board, shows the section of a Boeing 737 Max where a door plug fell while Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 was in flight.

The FAA said in a statement that it "has fundamentally changed how it oversees Boeing since the Alaska Airlines door-plug accident and we will continue this aggressive oversight to ensure Boeing ...