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“Investigators recovered the door in a teacher’s backyard. There was no damage around the bolt-holes, suggesting they were missing at the time of the incident” #boeing #flight1282 #737 #giftLink “Alaska flight that blew door plug had bolts removed at Boeing facility” https://wapo.st/3Oy3VmO
Alaska flight that blew door plug had bolts removed at Boeing facility

FAA Administrator Mike Whitaker is expected to face tough questioning from lawmakers at a House subcommittee hearing on the agency’s oversight of Boeing.

The Washington Post
When and where did things go wrong during the #manufacturing process for the #Boeing Max 9 flown on #AlaskaAirlines #Flight1282? My colleague @jonostrower has assembled the most comprehensive timeline to date, confirming some aspects of an anonymous whistleblower account and adding new facts to the record. #aviation #safety https://theaircurrent.com/aviation-safety/127-days-the-anatomy-of-a-boeing-quality-failure/
127 Days: The anatomy of a Boeing quality failure

Data-driven reporting and analysis on the strategy and technology of flying.

The Air Current
iPhone survives 16,000-foot fall after door plug blows off Alaska Air flight 1282

Still-working iPhone is one of two discovered after the airline accident, says NTSB.

Ars Technica

The pilot who dealt with that emergency on the AK Air flight in which a piece of fuselage fell out in midair and in which everyone miraculously survived and that Boeing has planes worldwide grounded over was … a woman. Everyone should listen to the audio of how calm she was.

(@libbybakalar posted this on the Bird site)
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Nothing like being a mom to strengthen those unflappable patience muscles

#AlaskaAirlines #Flight1282

United Airlines spent less than a day inspecting their 170+ fleet of 737 MAX 9s and already found a list of installation issues with the false door / plug.

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#Flight1282

“The NTSB chief revealed that Alaska Airlines had blocked the plane from being used on flights to and from Hawaii because of a warning light that had come on at least three times, possibly indicating a pressurization problem on the aircraft.
The warning light had turned on during flights on Dec. 7, Jan. 3 and Jan. 4, and each time, maintenance crews tested and then reset the light.”

I’m just a regular Joe, and a nobody.

But it is CRAZY to me that an aircraft can show several signs of problems and an airline keep the aircraft in service.

#Flight1282

#boeing737max #flight1282 #giftLink “Door plug that blew out of #Boeing plane is found in Portland backyard” https://wapo.st/48jWyaq
Door plug that blew out of Boeing plane is found in Portland backyard

Alaska Airlines sought answers after the Boeing 737-9 Max aircraft’s auto-pressurization fail light came on three times in recent weeks, the NTSB said.

The Washington Post
No Data on Flight 1282 Cockpit Voice Recorder, NTSB Calls out FAA

NTSB chair Jennifer Homendy called for the FAA to propose an increase in the cockpit voice recording time from the current 2 hours to 25 hours on all planes in the air.

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