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The US Federal Aviation Administration is currently reviewing the Boeing 737-9 MAX aircraft, which has been grounded following the Alaska Airlines accident on January 5th, and is asking airlines to issue a review of the Boeing 737-900ER aircraft. It calls for a “visual inspection of intermediate exit door plugs.”
“As an additional safety measure,” the FAA said in a statement, it is advising operators of Boeing 737-900ER aircraft to take a closer look at the aircraft and “ensure that doors are properly secured.” Ta.
“Although the Boeing 737-900ER aircraft is not part of the new MAX fleet, the door plug design is the same,” it added.
Minutes after Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 took off from Portland, Oregon, on January 5 and reached an altitude of 16,000 feet, the door plug on the 737-9 MAX plane came loose. The missing plug depressurized the plane, a cell phone was sucked out of a gaping hole, and a child's shirt was ripped from his body.
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A San Francisco-bound Boeing 737-900ER operated by Alaska Airlines before takeoff at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City on January 8, 2024. (Charlie Tribalew/AFP via Getty Images/Getty Images)
The FAA announced last Wednesday that “all 737-9 MAX aircraft with door plugs will remain grounded until the FAA reviews and ultimately approves the inspection and maintenance process that meets all safety requirements.” did.
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“If the FAA approves the inspection and maintenance process, the inspection and maintenance process will be required for all grounded 737-9 MAX aircraft prior to future service,” the agency said at the time. “The schedule for returning these aircraft to service will be determined by the safety of the flying public, not by speed.”
The door plug on Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 came off after takeoff on January 5th. (NTSB/FOX News)
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At least 40 inspections of Boeing 737-9 MAX aircraft have been completed.
The FAA said earlier this month that the Alaska Airlines incident “should never have happened and cannot happen again.”
Images from the NTSB investigation into the Boeing 737-9 MAX accident of Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 in Portland, Oregon on January 5th. (NTSB/FOX News)
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The FAA also formally informed Boeing that it is conducting an investigation to determine whether the finished product complies with the approved design and is safe to operate in accordance with FAA regulations. “We have been notified,” he said.
Fox Business' Breck Dumas contributed to this report.
