Thus, the door plug on the 737-900ER became a symbol of both regulatory adaptation and commercial pragmatism. ... has door plugs in some A321 configurations where the L2/R2 exits are not activated.

Alaska Airlines Flight 1282, a Boeing 737 Max 9, climbs to 16,000 feet after taking off in Portland, Ore. — but its rear door plug is violently expelled from the plane, with 171 passengers and ...

NTSB investigators examine the Boeing 737 Max 9 door plug from Alaska Airlines Flight 1282. (National Transportation Safety Board) By Samantha Masunaga Staff Writer . Feb. 6, 2024 Updated 4:30 PM PT.

The door plug for the fuselage of a Boeing 737 Max 9 fell off during a flight's ascent on Friday, depressurizing the cabin and exposing passengers to open air thousands of feet above ground.

The 737-900ER is not part of Boeing's newer Max series, but it has the same optional door plug design as the Boeing 737 Max 9, according to the FAA. Sponsor Message National ...

FAA expands probe into Boeing 737 MAX 9s after jet's fuselage blows open midflight 04:02. The Federal Aviation Administration is urging airlines to inspect door panels on another type of Boeing ...

The 737-900ER, which is an older model of the single-aisle Boeing plane, ... The FAA, however, noted the 737-900ER’s door plugs “have an identical door plug design” to the MAX 9.

Updated January 8, 2024 at 1:20 PM ET. Investigators at the National Transportation Safety Board say they have recovered the "door plug" that blew off a Boeing 737 Max 9 airplane Friday night ...

In the aftermath of last week’s Alaska Airlines in-flight emergency, some aviation experts are questioning the structural design of the section of the Boeing 737 Max 9 that blew off the plane.

The "door plug" that flew off during Friday's flight was in use because the Alaska Airlines' jet was configured to hold fewer than the maximum 220 passengers that could be packed onto a 737 Max 9.