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NTSB: Alaska Airlines landing gear collapse caused by 'excessive grinding'
The National Transportation Safety Board revealed Tuesday that 'excessive grinding' during maintenance work is what caused an ...
Landing gear collapse on Alaska Airlines 737 landing in California caused by ‘excessive grinding’ during maintenance, NTSB says
On August 20, 2023, the Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-800 was landing at John Wayne-Orange County Airport in when the gear ...
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Alaska Airlines plane whose door blew off mid-flight was missing bolts when it left factory: report
More conclusive findings are expected to be released following a metallurgical analysis by the National Transportation Safety Board. The plug door of an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 jet blew ...
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NTSB says key bolts were missing from the door plug that blew off a Boeing 737 Max 9
That's one of the findings of a preliminary investigation from the National Transportation Safety Board that was released ... plug that later blew off of an Alaska Airlines flight in midair ...
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Preliminary NTSB report on Boeing 737 Max 9 Alaska Airlines flight finds missing bolts led to mid-air door blowout
Alaska Airlines was not named as a defendant in ... A Boeing spokesperson said the company is reviewing the NTSB's findings and will cooperate with NTSB and FAA investigations.
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4 bolts missing from Alaska Airlines door plug before blow-out: NTSB report
In this Jan. 7, 2024, file photo, the fuselage plug area of Alaska Airlines ... Oregon. NTSB via Reuters, FILE Boeing said Tuesday it would review the NTSB's findings "expeditiously" in a ...
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NTSB says recovery of Alaska Airlines plane's failed door plug provides clues
SAN FRANCISCO - The National Transportation Safety Board announced their preliminary findings late Monday night after recovering the door plug that blew out from an Alaska Airlines plane while it ...
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Alaska Airlines Door Blowout Incident Could Happen Again, NTSB Chair Says—Claiming Boeing Has ‘Quality Control Problem’
A probe by the NTSB uncovered evidence indicating the metal door plug that flew off an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 ... months before the incident. The findings appeared to corroborate a report ...
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NTSB: Bolts for door plug on Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 were missing during takeoff
(KOIN) – A month after the door plug blew off an Alaska Airlines plane that took ... A new report from the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board found the bolts that hold the door plug ...
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Boeing has not handed over key documents in Alaska Airlines door plug probe: NTSB chair
Alaska Airlines resumed flying the Boeing 737 Max ... Boeing said it would review the NTSB's findings "expeditiously" in a statement following the release of the report. "Whatever final ...
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Alaska Airlines cancels all flights on Boeing 737-9 Max aircraft through Jan. 13 after mid-air door blowout
NTSB INVESTIGATING IF ALASKA AIRLINES DOOR FOUND IN PORTLAND BACKYARD ... the FAA works to ensure that inspection details address findings that may have surfaced during this process, even if ...
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We’re about to get the most detailed explanation yet for Boeing’s terrifying mid-air blowout
The NTSB has already released preliminary findings from the incident ... passengers on it from the time it was delivered to Alaska Airlines in late October and the January 5 flight, including ...