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    “Airline Discovers Door Issues: Concerns Arise After Mid-Air Incident”

    January 8, 2024
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    United Airlines says it has found loose bolts on plug doors on multiple 737 Max 9 aircraft during inspections.

    It comes as The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced all 171 Boeing 737-9 Max aircraft will remain grounded after a window and chunk of fuselage blew out of one of its Alaska Airlines passenger planes in mid-air.

    Industry publication Air Current reported that United found loose bolts on other parts on at least five panels that were being inspected following the accident over the weekend.

    “Since we began preliminary inspections on Saturday, we have found instances that appear to relate to installation issues in the door plug – for example, bolts that needed additional tightening,” United said in a statement.

    The airline said it has 79 737-9 aircraft in its fleet, and the findings will be remedied in order to return the aircraft to service.

    On Monday, Alaska Airlines cancelled 141 of its scheduled flights.

    The fuselage plug area of Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 Boeing 737-9 MAX, which was forced to make an emergency landing with a gap in the fuselage 
Pic:NTSB/Reuters

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    A door plug was torn off of the Boeing 737 MAX 9 plane flying 171 passengers from Portland in Oregon, to Ontario in California

    The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Boeing declined to comment.

    The Alaska Airlines flight was grounded after the door plug tore off after the plane took off from Portland, Oregon, causing depressurisation and forcing pilots to turn back.

    Read more:
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    The missing plug was later found by a school teacher only named as Bob from Cedar Hills in Portland.

    Investigators will examine the plug, which is 26in by 48in and weighs 63lbs, for signs of how it broke free.

    National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigators examine the fuselage plug area of Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 Boeing 737-9 MAX, which was jettisoned and forced the aircraft to make an emergency landing, at a property where it was recovered in Portland, Oregon, U.S. January 8, 2024. NTSB/Handout via REUTERS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY

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    The missing door plug was found by a teacher on Portland

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