The National Transportation Safety Board chairwoman says heroic actions by the crew aboard an Alaska Airlines flight ensured everyone survived last year when the door plug panel blew out of the plane.

NTSB chair says systemic failures led door plug to fly off Boeing 737 Max midflight The blowout aboard Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 in January 2024 occurred minutes after the jet took off from ...

National Transportation Safety Board investigators on Tuesday made new safety recommendations following the Jan. 5, 2024, ...

NTSB Chair says systemic failures led to door plug flying off Boeing 737 Max plane midflight She said the incident never should have happened if Boeing and the FAA had done enough to ensure the ...

NTSB Chair says systemic failures led to door plug flying off Boeing 737 Max plane ... National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy said ... are multiple system failures. ...

FILE - This image taken Jan. 7, 2024, and released by the National Transportation Safety Board, shows the section of a a Boeing 737 Max where a door plug fell while Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 was ...

An NTSB investigation over the past 17 months found that bolts securing what is known as the door plug panel were removed and never replaced during a repair. And the board found bigger problems, too.

FILE - This image taken Jan. 7, 2024, and released by the National Transportation Safety Board, shows the section of a a Boeing 737 Max where a door plug fell while Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 was ...

NTSB chair says systemic failures led to door plug flying off Boeing 737 Max plane midflight The blow out during Alaska Airlines flight 1282 happened minutes after it took off from Portland in ...

FILE - This image taken Jan. 7, 2024, and released by the National Transportation Safety Board, shows the section of a a Boeing 737 Max where a door plug fell while Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 was ...

NTSB chair says systemic failures led to door plug flying off Boeing 737 Max plane midflight The National Transportation Safety Board is reviewing the door plug blowout aboard an Alaska Airlines ...

NTSB chair says systemic failures led to door plug flying off Boeing 737 Max plane midflight The investigation has already revealed that bolts were never replaced after the door plug was removed ...