Systemic failures led to a door plug flying off a Boeing 737 Max, NTSB says The National Transportation Safety Board chairwoman says heroic actions by the crew aboard an Alaska Airlines flight ...

The US National Transportation Board (NSTB) has released its final report on the January 2024 in-flight depressurisation of an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 - an incident that proved tectonic ...

The Alaska Airlines incident The incident happened on January 5, 2024, where the MED plug of the Boeing 737 MAX 9 blew out while the flight, operating as Alaska Airlines flight 1282, was at around ...

A door panel on a Boeing 737-9 MAX blew off mid-flight after Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 took off from Portland International Airport on Jan. 5, 2024. (NTSB / Fox News) ...

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 … ...

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 ...

Problems with the Boeing 737 Max NTSB staff also told the board that Boeing didn’t have strong enough safety practices in place to ensure the door plug was properly reinstalled.

NTSB cites Boeing training failures and FAA oversight lapses in Alaska Airlines 737 Max door plug blowout; major safety reforms underway.

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 Alaska 737 Max 9’s left-side door plug blew out at nearly 15,000ft on 5 January last year, causing rapid depressurisation.

Boeing failed to provide adequate training, guidance and oversight to prevent a mid-air cabin panel blowout of a new 737 MAX 9 flight in January 2024 that spun the planemaker into a major crisis ...