A Californian man has described “holding on for dear life” as he sat on an Alaska Airlines flight inches away from a gaping hole which appeared when an unused door flew off mid-flight.
Cuong Tran told the BBC his seat belt saved him as his phone, socks and shoes were ripped off by an uncontrolled decompression 16,000ft above Portland.
He is among seven passengers to have filed a lawsuit against Boeing, Alaska Airlines and Spirit AeroSystems.
He is among seven passengers to have filed a lawsuit against Boeing, Alaska Airlines and Spirit AeroSystems.
Images shared online – and later by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) – showed a wide hole in the side of the Boeing 737-9 Max aircraft, with oxygen masks dangling from the ceiling on 5 January.
In a preliminary investigation US regulators found four critical bolts – meant to hold the so-called door plug in place – were missing from the flight which was bound for Ontario, California.
None of the 177 passengers and crew on-board were killed but Mr Tran, who was sat next to his friend one row behind the section which blew out, suffered injuries including a laceration to his leg.
Speaking to the BBC, Mr Tran, 40, said it happened soon after take-off when he would usually be getting ready to doze off.
A Californian man has described “holding on for dear life” as he sat on an Alaska Airlines flight inches away from a gaping hole which appeared when an unused door flew off mid-flight.
He is among seven passengers to have filed a lawsuit against Boeing, Alaska Airlines and Spirit AeroSystems.
Cuong Tran told the BBC his seat belt saved him as his phone, socks and shoes were ripped off by an uncontrolled decompression 16,000ft above Portland.
Images shared online – and later by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) – showed a wide hole in the side of the Boeing 737-9 Max aircraft, with oxygen masks dangling from the ceiling on 5 January.
He is among seven passengers to have filed a lawsuit against Boeing, Alaska Airlines and Spirit AeroSystems.
He is among seven passengers to have filed a lawsuit against Boeing, Alaska Airlines and Spirit AeroSystems.
Images shared online – and later by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) – showed a wide hole in the side of the Boeing 737-9 Max aircraft, with oxygen masks dangling from the ceiling on 5 January.
In a preliminary investigation US regulators found four critical bolts – meant to hold the so-called door plug in place – were missing from the flight which was bound for Ontario, California.
None of the 177 passengers and crew on-board were killed but Mr Tran, who was sat next to his friend one row behind the section which blew out, suffered injuries including a laceration to his leg.
Speaking to the BBC, Mr Tran, 40, said it happened soon after take-off when he would usually be getting ready to doze off.
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