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 comes a year and a half after a door plug blew out on an Alaska Airlines 737 MAX 9. AS1282 was climbing through 15,000 ft on January 5, 2024, when the left door plug blew out , causing an ...

United Airlines said Monday that it has found loose bolts during inspections of its 737 Max 9 fleet in the wake of a door plug getting blown out of an Alaska Airlines plane over the weekend ...

KSNW Wichita. NTSB chair says systemic failures led to door plug flying off Boeing 737 Max plane midflight. Posted: June 24, 2025 | Last updated: June 24, 2025 ...