An NTSB investigation over the past 17 months found that bolts securing what is known as the door plug panel were removed and ...

NTSB chair says systemic failures led to door plug flying off Boeing 737 Max plane midflight. ... After the second crash, Max jets were grounded worldwide until the company redesigned the system.

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 ...

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 … ...

Alaska We need them. At 16,000 ft. 177 passengers experienced the unimaginable. There was just *** really loud boom. *** panel flies off their Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft shortly after takeoff.

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.

Alaska We need them. At 16,000 ft. 177 passengers experienced the unimaginable. There was just *** really loud boom. *** panel flies off their Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft shortly after takeoff.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...