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Bolts on Alaska 737 Max 9 Door Plug Appeared to Be Missing, Investigators Say
A preliminary NTSB report revealed that four bolts were missing from a door plug that blew off an Alaska Airlines 737 Max 9, causing rapid decompression. The report pointed to manufacturing ...
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Missing bolts were the culprit behind the Alaska Airlines blowout, preliminary investigation finds
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 ...
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United and Alaska find loose bolts on Boeing 737 Max 9s grounded after midair blowout
United Airlines and Alaska Airlines found loose bolts and other hardware in their preliminary inspections of grounded 737 Max 9 airliners, the airlines said late Monday. The Federal Aviation ...
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Boeing 737 MAX 9 Was Missing Critical Bolts, NTSB Report Finds
A National Transportation Safety Board preliminary report released Tuesday found that a Boeing 737 MAX 9 plane’s door plug had four critical bolts missing before a Jan. 5 blowout. Photo ...