The plane door falls halfway around - the warning panels that were missed
The plane was previously prevented from flying to Hawaii for fear that an incident will occur on the water.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) founded 171 models of the Boeing 737 Max 9 plane and calls for a compulsory inspection following a torn incident occurring on Alaska Airlines Flight 1282, offering non -stop service in Ontario, California, from Portland International Airport.
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Friday 171 passengers and six crew members aboard a Boeing 737 Max 9 in Ontario of Boeing 737 Alaska Airlines, to return a few moments later when a fuselage door cap gave itself, Leaving a "hole the size of a refrigerator" On the side of the plane half-voltage, by CNN.
In videos published on social networks, passengers can be Panic While trying to secure their masks with oxygen as the cabin has depressed. The headrests have been scammed nearby seats, and certain tray tables have disappeared, as are the personal items of passengers, such as phones and headphones.
Fortunately, there was no serious injury and the door that came mid-volume was next to two unoccupied seats. During a press conference on January 7, president of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Jennifer Momendy revealed that the agency had recovered the fuselage door cap In the courtyard of a local teacher.
Although it is not certain, there may have been an advanced warning of a potential problem: the NTSB said that the light of the failure of the automatic aircraft took place during three previous flights. Before the take -off on Friday, this particular alaska Airlines plane had been prohibited from flying over large bodies of water due to the opinion. Two of the flights where the light appeared occurred a few days before, on January 3 and 4.
During the press conference, Mumendy said that the light of advisory indication was "very benign" and had even been reset. Therefore, Homedy says there is a possibility that the light and the dramatic incident in flight are not linked.
"We do not know that there was a correlation of the two," said Mumendy. "It could be entirely separate."
The Friday event took place after the submission of a maintenance request so that the light is examined.
Speaking with Katu 2 affiliated to the local ABC, the former member of the Oregon Congress Peter Defazio said "that the plane could have come down" if it had been Cruise at a higher altitude .
Defazio, who led a multi -year investigation into Boeing and errors in his automated pilot system, allegedly alleged that the aircraft manufacturer is more interested in selling tickets than by the security of his passengers. AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB
"It is Boeing who continues to continue Wall Street," said Defazio to Katu 2. "They ruined Boeing and pushed the engineers away to continue shares."
In a press release published on January 6, Boeing said: " Security is our priority And we deeply regret the impact of this event on our customers and their passengers. We agree with and fully support the FAA's decision to require immediate inspections for 737-9 aircraft with the same configuration as the affected aircraft. ""
"In addition, a Boeing technical team supports the NTSB investigation into the January 5 accident," added the airline. "We will stay in close contact with our regulator and our customers."
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