Boeing Co. is redesigning the fuselage component that blew out of a nearly new 737 Max 9 aircraft mid-flight in January, as the planemaker seeks to draw lessons from the accident that…
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Boeing 737 Max missing key bolts from door plug in Alaska Airlines blowout: NTSB report
Photo evidence released Tuesday shows bolts were missing from the door plug, which had been removed to fix rivets that were damaged in the production process, according to the independent U.S. National…
US regulator FAA urges door plug inspections on another Boeing 737 model
The 737-900ER is an older generation aircraft type that’s not part of the Max family but has the same door plug design. The FAA ultimately grounded 171 MAX 9 jets that contained…
Investigators find blown out door plug from Alaska Airlines plane
Washington: US aviation authorities said Sunday the door plug of an airplane panel that blew out during an Alaska Airlines flight has been found, a part that could potentially help with the…