FILE - This image taken Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024, and released by the National Transportation Safety Board, shows the section of a a Boeing 737 Max where a door plug fell while Alaska Airlines Flight ...

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 ...

Door plugs are commonly found installed in planes like the Boeing 737 MAX 9, especially when the planes are configured in a way that has fewer passengers. The more passengers a plane has, the more ...

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 ...

Alaska Airlines and Boeing reached an undisclosed settlement with passengers who sued for emotional and physical injuries after a door plug incident on a January 2024 flight.

FILE - This image taken Jan. 7, 2024, and released by the National Transportation Safety Board, shows the section of a a Boeing 737 Max where a door plug fell while Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 was ...

FILE - This image taken Jan. 7, 2024, and released by the National Transportation Safety Board, shows the section of a a Boeing 737 Max where a door plug fell while Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 was ...

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 ...

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. Boeing and Spirit AeroSystems — the ...