The door malfunction could have killed all 177 people onboard the Alaska Airlines flight, which occurred just six minutes after takeoff from Portland, Oregon.© KPTV ...

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 ...

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 ...

Four crucial bolts were missing from door plug that blew off Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX plane, according to the NTSB The door plug was later found in the yard of an Oregon teacher ...

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 ...

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 in flight.

None of the 24 people on the door team was ever trained to remove a door plug and only one of them had ever removed one before. That person was on vacation when it was done on the plane at issue.

The NTSB investigation over the past 17 months found that four bolts securing what is known as the door plug panel were removed and never replaced during a repair as the Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft ...

The NTSB investigation over the past 17 months found that four bolts securing what is known as the door plug panel were removed and never replaced during a repair as the Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft ...

The Boeing 737 Max 9 was about halfway to its cruising altitude and traveling at more than 400 mph when passengers described a loud “boom” and wind so strong it ripped the shirt off someone ...