OAN's Avril Elfie
10:53am – Thursday, January 11, 2024
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has launched an investigation into a problem in which a door plug on a Boeing 737 Max 9 jet flew off mid-air.
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On Wednesday, the FAA issued a statement saying it had opened a formal investigation into Boeing after debris spewed into the air last week, forcing a Boeing plane to make an emergency landing.
The FAA said the Alaska Airlines MAX 9 accident “should never have happened and will never happen again.”
After discovering “additional discrepancies,” the aviation authority notified Boeing in a letter Wednesday of its investigation, stating that its purpose was to “ensure that Boeing's completed product conforms to the approved design and is in accordance with FAA regulations.” “The purpose is to confirm whether the aircraft is in a safe condition to operate.” ”
“This investigation was conducted as a result of an incident and further discrepancies in which a 'plug' type passenger door was lost on a Boeing 737-9 MAX aircraft,” the statement said. “Boeing’s manufacturing practices must comply with high safety standards that we are legally responsible for meeting.”
After the incident, the FAA grounded 171 Boeing planes equipped with the same panels pending safety inspections.
Earlier this week, both Alaska Airlines and United Airlines announced that they discovered loose plug door bolts on multiple Boeing 737 Max 9 planes during inspections.
The airline reportedly currently requires a revised inspection from Boeing and an FAA-approved maintenance inspection before it can resume operations.
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