The day a piece of fuselage blew off a Boeing 737 MAX9 midflight, Alaska Airlines engineers and technicians had scheduled amaintenance check for that aircraft.
Updated: 4 hours agoIn this National Transportation Safety Board handout, an opening is seen in the fuselage of Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 Boeing 737-9 MAX on Jan. 7, 2024, in Portland.
But, hours before the scheduled check, the fuselage piece blew out, leaving a gaping hole in the side of the aircraft. A spokesperson for Alaska Airlines told The Seattle Times the maintenance plan and schedule for the aircraft was “in line with all processes and procedures.”“Nothing required or suggested that the aircraft needed to be pulled from service,” the spokesperson continued. “Some maintenance work does require that — this is not one of those instances.”
“From my perspective as the safety guy, looking at all the data, all the leading indicators, there was nothing that would drive me to make a different decision,” Max Tidwell, the vice president for safety and security for Alaska Airlines, told The New York Times.not concerned about the pressurization warning lights
In an initial report, NTSB investigators found four bolts meant to hold the fuselage section in place were not reinstalled after being removed at Boeing’s Renton assembly plant. The fuselage section, a door plug, fills a hole in the fuselage in which an additional emergency exit can be installed. “We look forward to continuing our participation in a robust investigation led by the NTSB to ensure something like this never happens again,” the company said in a statement.
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