The Department of Justice (DOJ) is reportedly opening an investigation into the January 5 Alaska Airlines explosion, according to a new report in the Wall Street Journal.
Investigators have reportedly contacted several passengers and crew members on the Jan. 5 flight, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing “documents and people familiar with the matter.”
“It is normal for the Department of Justice to conduct an investigation in cases like this. We are cooperating fully and do not believe we are a target of the investigation,” Alaska Airlines said on Fox. said in an emailed statement to News Digital.
The article states that the investigation is a result of two fatal crashes involving Boeing 737 Max jets in 2018 and 2019. I will inform the review.”
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Plastic sheeting covers the fuselage area of an Alaska Airlines N704AL Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft outside a hangar at Portland International Airport on January 8, 2024 in Portland, Oregon. (Mathieu Louis Rolland/Getty Images)
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) grounded Boeing’s 737 Max aircraft in November 2020 after a 20-month review after crashes in 2018 and 2019 killed 346 passengers. Canceled.
Law enforcement officials reportedly began notifying passengers on the Jan. 5 flight that they were potential crime victims in the incident, according to documents reviewed by The Wall Street Journal. The pilot and flight attendant of the plane have already been questioned, the paper said.
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Fox News Digital also requested additional statements from the Justice Department.
National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Report released last month It was discovered that four key bolts on the door plug were missing.
Law enforcement officials reportedly began notifying passengers on the Jan. 5 flight that they were potential crime victims in the incident, according to documents reviewed by The Wall Street Journal. The pilot and flight attendant of the plane have already been questioned, the paper said. (Beata Saursel/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
“Overall, the observed damage pattern and the lack of contact damage or deformation around the holes associated with the vertical motion arrester bolt and the upper guide track bolt on the upper guide fitting, hinge fitting, and recovered aft lower hinge guide fitting. “This indicates that four bolts were damaged. Upward movement of the MED plug was prevented before the MED plug moved upward from the stop pad,” the report states. It is listed.
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Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 had to make an emergency landing shortly after takeoff from Portland International Airport in Oregon on January 5th, when the jetliner’s door plug blew off as it was ascending for a trip to California.
Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 had to make an emergency landing shortly after takeoff from Portland International Airport in Oregon on January 5th, when the jetliner’s door plug blew off as it was ascending for a trip to California. (Kyle Linker/Fox News)
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Following the explosion, the FAA grounded a similar Boeing 737 Max 9 airliner for inspection. The suspension resulted in the cancellation of thousands of flights.
FOX News’ Stephanie Price and Audrey Conklin contributed to this report.
