A door that blew away from a Boeing 737 Max shortly after take-off may not have been properly secured, a new report says.
The US National Transportation Safety Board has released initial findings from its probe into the incident on an Alaska Airlines plane in January.
It says four key bolts that were meant to lock the unused door to the fuselage appeared to be missing.
It says four key bolts that were meant to lock the unused door to the fuselage appeared to be missing.
In a statement, Boeing’s president Dave Calhoun said: “An event like this must not happen on an airplane that leaves our factory. We simply must do better for our customers and their passengers.”
“We are implementing a comprehensive plan to strengthen quality and the confidence of our stakeholders,” he added.
The incident happened minutes after Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 took off, and involved a panel covering an unused emergency exit – known as a door plug. This suddenly blew out, leaving a gaping hole in the side of the main body of the aircraft, the fuselage.
The missing bolts appeared to have allowed the door panel to move out of position and break away from the aircraft, the report says.
It happened just moments after the flight took off from Portland International Airport.
A door that blew away from a Boeing 737 Max shortly after take-off may not have been properly secured, a new report says.
It says four key bolts that were meant to lock the unused door to the fuselage appeared to be missing.
The US National Transportation Safety Board has released initial findings from its probe into the incident on an Alaska Airlines plane in January.
In a statement, Boeing’s president Dave Calhoun said: “An event like this must not happen on an airplane that leaves our factory. We simply must do better for our customers and their passengers.”
It says four key bolts that were meant to lock the unused door to the fuselage appeared to be missing.
It says four key bolts that were meant to lock the unused door to the fuselage appeared to be missing.
In a statement, Boeing’s president Dave Calhoun said: “An event like this must not happen on an airplane that leaves our factory. We simply must do better for our customers and their passengers.”
“We are implementing a comprehensive plan to strengthen quality and the confidence of our stakeholders,” he added.
The incident happened minutes after Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 took off, and involved a panel covering an unused emergency exit – known as a door plug. This suddenly blew out, leaving a gaping hole in the side of the main body of the aircraft, the fuselage.
The missing bolts appeared to have allowed the door panel to move out of position and break away from the aircraft, the report says.
It happened just moments after the flight took off from Portland International Airport.
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