A preliminary NTSB report into last month's Alaska Airlines incident says bolts that hold the door plug in place on the ...

The NTSB found that four key bolts were missing from the door plug of Alaska Flight #1282, back on Jan. 5, when the door plug ...

The NTSB said previously that four key bolts were missing from the door plug that blew out on the plane. Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 had 171 passengers and six crew on board and was flying at ...

Investigators found that four key bolts had been missing from the door plug to the Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft when it took off from Portland, Oregon, on Jan. 5, 2024. The panel blew off at 16,000 ...

Several bolts were missing from a door plug that blew out mid-flight from an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 plane in January, a preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board ...

Investigators who examined the grounded plane after the accident found that the headrests of two seats directly adjacent to the door plug were missing, as well as the back of one seat. One flight ...

5. Investigators found four bolts missing in the door plug, that weren`t replaced after a repair job on the door. Leadership from Boeing and Sprit Aerosystems will testify before federal ...

and investigators quickly identified it had been missing bolts to keep it in place. A preliminary NTSB report found evidence suggesting the door plug was removed prior to leaving the facility to ...

A preliminary federal report found that the door plug appeared to have been removed and then reinstalled at a Boeing factory without four bolts needed to keep it attached. The 737 Max 9 includes ...