A plug sealing off an unused emergency door blew off a Boeing 737 MAX 9 jet departing Portland in January, forcing the plane to make an emergency return to PDX.
WASHINGTON D.C., DC — The National Transportation Safety Board will kick off a two-day investigative hearing Tuesday morning into the door plug blowout that happened on a Jan. 5 Alaska Airlines flight just minutes after the Boeing 737 MAX 9 took off from Portland International Airport, causing rapid depressurization and forcing an emergency landing.
Boeing had already been facing scrutiny over safety issues, particularly for the MAX line, and the blowout set off a fresh firestorm
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