The mid-exit door plug separated from the Boeing 737 Max 9 passenger plane on Jan. 5, 2024, minutes after Flight 1282 took off from Portland International Airport.

The NTSB has found that systemic failures, including missing bolts securing the door plug, led to the door plug blowout on Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 in January 2024.

The National Transportation Safety Board is holding a public meeting Tuesday about the door plug panel that blew out during an Alaska Airlines flight in January 2024.

The National Transportation Safety Board is meeting Tuesday to determine probable cause of the door plug panel blowout that happened mid-air on an Alaska Airlines flight in January of 2024.

NTSB identifies systemic failures in door plug blowout incident on Alaska Airlines Flight 1282. Improvements made to prevent future accidents.

The NTSB has found that systemic failures, including missing bolts securing the door plug, led to the door plug blowout on Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 in January 2024.

National Transportation Safety Board investigators on Tuesday made new safety recommendations following the Jan. 5, 2024, incident in which a door panel blew out on an Alaska flight.

The NTSB has found that systemic failures, including missing bolts securing the door plug, led to the door plug blowout on Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 in January 2024.

A photo of the Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-9 Max with the door plug blown out. Captured on Jan. 7, 2024. Photo Credit: NTSB The heroic actions of the crew of Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 ensured ...