NTSB releases preliminary report on Midair door plug blow out on a Boeing 737 MAX last year
The National Transportation Safety Board releases probable cause on midair door plug blow out on Alaskan Airlines Flight.
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The National Transportation Safety Board releases probable cause on midair door plug blow out on Alaskan Airlines Flight.
"At the very least, installers missed something," former NTSB member John Goglia said after the door plug blowout on an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 jet. "It calls into question the process."
NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy said that "we are very, very fortunate" no one happened to be seated in the two adjoining seats to the blown-out door.
The cracks were found on what is known as the "pickle fork," which helps attach the wings to the aircraft.
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