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The blow out during Alaska Airlines flight 1282 happened minutes after it took off from Portland International Airport in January 2024.
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.
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 ...
The National Transportation Safety Board is set to hold a public meeting about the door plug panel that blew out during a terrifying Alaska Airlines flight in January of 2024.
The National Transportation Safety Board is set to hold a public meeting about the door plug panel that blew out during a terrifying Alaska Airlines flight in January of 2024. On Tuesday the board ...
The National Transportation Safety Board is set to hold a public meeting about the door plug panel that blew out during a terrifying Alaska Airlines flight in January ...
An NTSB investigation over the past 17 months found that bolts securing what is known as the door plug panel were removed and never replaced during a repair.
The blow out aboard Alaska Airlines flight 1282 occurred minutes after it took off from Portland, Oregon, last January, and created a roaring air vacuum that sucked objects out of the cabin and ...
EThe National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday will be focused on preventing another terrifying event like the one involving a panel that flew off a Boeing 737 Max midair in January of 2024. … ...