Preliminaryfindings from an independent investigation show that a handful of key bolts appear to be missing from the door plug that blew out of a Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) 737 Max 9 plane midflight in earl
"I have not seen nor heard of anybody say that there was an inspection requirement on this (door plug installation). There should be," said Goglia. "Anything that's a single point of failure that's going to cause you a potential crash needs to be checked both by ...
M. Scott Brauer | Bloomberg | Getty Images A door plug blowout on a nearly new Boeing 737 Max 9 at the start of the year has brought additional federal scrutiny of Boeing’s production lines. “Our aggressive oversight of Boeing continues,” the Federal Aviation Administration said in a stat...
Since a 737 Max 9’s mid-cabin door-plug blew out during a flight on 5 January, Boeing has fought a public battle to clear its name and convince regulators, lawmakers and the public that its jets are safe. The company has subsequently faced several investigations into how its ...
Vice President of Quality, speaks to gathered media in front of a slide detailing the plug door blow-out that occurred on January 5, 2024 on Alaska Airlines flight 1282, at the Boeing Renton Factory on June 25, 2024 in R(Jennifer Buchanan / POOL / AFP via Getty Images / Getty Images)...
While the Boeing 737-900ER has been in use for nearly two decades, the FAA said it has the same door plug design as the Boeing 737 Max 9 jet involved in the Alaska Airlines' mid-air incident. In the U.S., there are about 380 of the 737-900ER aircraft in service, primarily...
MAX 8 and MAX 8-200 airplanes continue to fly as they either don’t have this kind of door or they’re being used as an actual emergency exit rather than as a door plug. United Airlines use Boeing 737 MAX 9 airplanes © PATRICK T. FALLON / Contributor / Getty Images ...
The image had been the subject of a text message between Boeing workers on Sept. 19 as they were discussing reinstallation of the door plug. The NTSB said it has investigated whether the door plug was ever removed after it left the Boeing factory for delivery to Alaska in late O...
BoeingCEO Dave Calhoun met with several U.S. senators Wednesday on Capitol Hill as scrutiny on the company's leaders intensifies over a blown door plug on one of the company's 737 Max 9 planes. "I'm here today in the spirit of transparency ... [and to] answer al...
Portland science teacher finds plane door plug from Alaska Airlines accident in backyard “Since we began preliminary inspections on Saturday, we have found instances that appear to relate to installation issues in the door plug — for example, bolts that needed additional tightening,” ...