Sophia Flores of OAN
2:30pm – Monday, January 8, 2024
United Airlines announced that it discovered loose plug door bolts during an inspection of several Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft. The inspection was carried out after a door panel of a plane was blown off during the flight.
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Following Friday's disaster, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) grounded all 171 Boeing 737-9 Max aircraft. All jetliners were inspected for loose bolts. United Airlines announced Monday that several concerning results were found during testing.
“Since we began preliminary inspections on Saturday, we have discovered areas where we believe there may be problems with the door plug installation, including areas where bolts may need to be tightened,” United Airlines said in a statement. “These findings will be corrected by the technical operations team to safely return the aircraft to service.”
Last week, Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 had to make an emergency landing after most of the plane was blown out of the air. No one was injured, but the boy had to be held down to prevent him from being sucked out of the plane.
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said the particular aircraft had three previous pressurization problems from Dec. 7 to Dec. 7.th and January 4thth.
The missing door plug was found in a schoolteacher's backyard near Portland, Oregon. It will be sent to a laboratory in Washington, D.C., for further testing.
The Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft first flew in 2016. It can carry up to 220 passengers and has a range of 3,300 miles. His only two airlines use this jet: Alaska Airlines and United Airlines.
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