More on Alaska Airlines.....

[imhotep]

A missing door plug that could be key to the investigation into what caused it to detach from a plane midflight Friday has been found in the backyard of a Portland, Oregon-area resident, officials said. It's hoped that this would provide physical evidence of what went wrong.

On Alaska and United, the only two U.S. airlines using the Max 9, those side exits near the back of the plane are replaced with a permanent plug the size of an exit door..

Who installs the plugs: A spokesman for Spirit AeroSystems—which is unrelated to Spirit Airlines—confirmed to The New York Times that the company installed door plugs on Max 9s, including the plug on the Alaska Airlines plane involved in Friday's incident. The spokesman told The Associated Press that the plugs are assembled into 737 fuselages at Spirit's factory in Wichita, Kansas, but declined further comment.

Boeing declined to comment on the issue.

 

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Bump

 

[luk3r]

film wala wage eliyata wisi wen nane passengers

 

[2osama]

A missing door plug that could be key to the investigation into what caused it to detach from a plane midflight Friday has been found in the backyard of a Portland, Oregon-area resident, officials said.

බොයින්ග් එකේ වැඩ නිසා තව පොඩ්ඩෙන් ගෙවල් වල ඉන්න එවුනුත් මැරෙනවා දොර ඔළුවට වැටිලා

 

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[imhotep]

බොයින්ග් එකේ වැඩ නිසා තව පොඩ්ඩෙන් ගෙවල් වල ඉන්න එවුනුත් මැරෙනවා දොර ඔළුවට වැටිලා

Let's wait for the NTSB report. We don't know whether it's Boeing or their contractor Spirit AeroSystems - it's unclear whether Boeing certified the works carried by Spirit at this stage.
There were some quality control issues with Spirit earlier due cost cutting measures. Where the stupid MBA's put their heads in with equally stupid bean counters, disaster is imminent.

PS: That's brings back an older observation that I made. It's my proven Golden Rule of management.
"No hospital or an engineering institution should be run by MBA's - unless the MBA holders also possess a medical degree or an engineering degree."
Otherwise these stupid MBA holders from other disciplines doesn't have a clue on how these organizations run - where to cut and where not to cut costs.

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Latest update from United.....

United Airlines said Monday that it has found loose bolts during inspections of its 737 Max 9 fleet in the wake of a door plug getting blown out of an Alaska Airlines plane over the weekend.

Monday evening Alaska Airlines said initial inspections of its 737 MAX 9 fleet revealed "some loose hardware" visible on some aircraft.

"Any findings will be fully addressed in a matter that satisfies our safety standards and FAA compliance," Alaska Airlines said.

"The safety of these aircraft is our priority and we will take the time and steps necessary to ensure their airworthiness, in close partnership with the FAA," the airline added.

United won't say how many planes had loose bolts.

"Since we began preliminary inspections on Saturday, we have found instances that appear to relate to installation issues in the door plug -- for example, bolts that needed additional tightening," United said in a statement. "These findings will be remedied by our Tech Ops team to safely return the aircraft to service."

PS: Passengers seated near these plug doors will be given spanners to make sure that the door bolts are tight before they take off....
------ Post added on Jan 9, 2024 at 8:37 AM