
Chronic problems within Boeing, of which the manufacturer and the FAA were aware, set the stage for January 2024’s Alaska Airlines 737-9 door-plug blowout. Both organizations are working to fill gaps.
Credit: NTSB
The final NTSB report on the Jan. 5, 2024, Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-9 inflight door-plug blowout pinpointed the manufacturer’s inadequate training and safety assurance processes and ineffective FAA oversight that allowed the issues to go unaddressed. The accident happened because four bolts...
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