FAA Grounds, Orders Immediate Inspections Of Most Boeing 737-9s
A photo released by NTSB shows the Alaska Airlines 737-9 missing the fuselage plug and window section in the deactivated left-hand mid-emergency door.
Credit: NTSB
The FAA has ordered immediate inspections of certain Boeing 737-9s following the Jan. 5 inflight loss of an insert covering a door-sized space in the fuselage for an optional emergency exit during an Alaska Airlines flight. Meanwhile, the door "plug" that detached from the aircraft has been found as...
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