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PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Alaska Airlines is facing another round of safety concerns after a flight arrived at the gates at Portland International Airport with its cargo door slightly ajar.
A Russian plane was taking off in Siberia when its cargo door buckled under shifting weight, bursting open and scattering nearly 200 bars of gold and silver on the runway, the Guardian reports.
A flight-deck indicator said the cargo door was open — a potentially dangerous situation. However, it turned out that the door sensor was malfunctioning, the airline said. A United Airlines ...