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The NTSB final report into the Alaska Airlines door plug blow out revealed that two passengers due to be sitting next to the ...
The US National Transportation Board (NSTB) has released its final report on the January 2024 in-flight depressurisation of ...
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has issued its final report on the Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-9 that lost a door plug shortly after takeoff out of Portland, Oregon, in January 2024.
Boeing will be back in the hot seat Tuesday as the National Transportation Safety Board holds a hearing to present its findings from an investigation into the terrifying incident in which a door plug ...
Because Boeing’s instructions for employees lacked “clarity and conciseness,” workers missed opportunities to fix a mistake that nearly caused a disaster.
The NTSB says a series of failures led to a door plug flying off an Alaska Airlines flight las year. The safety board formally recommended 19 changes to both Boeing and the FAA.
It was horrifying enough for anyone when a door plug popped off an Alaska Airlines flight at more than 16,000 feet last year, causing an explosive decompression. But one mother’s nightmare was ...
Last year, an improperly attached door panel flew off of an Alaska Airlines airplane in midair. No one was hurt, but the incident sparked a fresh round of scrutiny for Boeing and the FAA.
The NTSB had previously said that four bolts which were supposed to hold the door plug in place were missing when the Boeing 737 Max jet was delivered to Alaska Airlines in October 2023.
The NTSB has found that systemic failures, including missing bolts securing the door plug, led to the door plug blowout on Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 in January 2024.
NTSB Chairman Jennifer Homendy said on Tuesday that the Alaska Airlines door blowout incident in January 2024 was caused by "multiple system failures," adding that the crew was the sole reason why ...
NTSB investigation into Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 FILE PHOTO: In this National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) handout, NTSB Investigator-in-Charge John Lovell examines the fuselage plug ...