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WASHINGTON, D.C. - The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) released a preliminary report on Alaska Airlines Flight 1282s plug door accident from Jan. 5, 2023.

The four bolts missing from the door plug that ejected from Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 shortly after takeoff on Jan. 5 were removed during repairs to the plane’s frame during the manufacturing process, a preliminary report published by the National Transportation Safety Board states. Evidence suggests the bolts were never replaced before the plane was put into service.

The NTSB report revealed that four bolts meant to secure the Boeing plane's door plug were missing before the plug blew off during the flight.

In their 19-page report, which included photographic evidence, the NTSB says that four bolts which were supposed to hold the door plug in place were not recovered.

Federal investigators say they will determine the cause of last year's fiery Norfolk Southern derailment in eastern Ohio at a hearing in East Palestine this June. The National Transportation Safety Board announced Wednesday that it will hold the hearing at East Palestine High School on June 25 to approve the findings of its investigation. This will be the second time the full NTSB visits the town of about 5,000 people after holding investigative hearings there last summer.

The chair of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said Wednesday there is a “quality control problem” at Boeing, which has come under scrutiny in recent weeks after one of its jets suffered a midair blowout last month. The NTSB released its preliminary report Tuesday into what may have caused a fuselage panel on an Alaska Airlines…

Mike Whitaker, who leads the Federal Aviation Administration, is set to testify before House lawmakers as Boeing faces another crisis involving a 737 Max jet.

The Jan. 5 incident has become a full-blown safety and reputational crisis for Boeing that will slow plane production and risks it ceding further market share to rival Airbus

(Reuters) -The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board will release its preliminary report on the Jan. 5 Boeing 737 MAX 9 door panel blowout on Tuesday, the agency said. The Jan. 5 incident has become a full-blown safety and reputational crisis for Boeing that will slow plane production and risks it ceding further market share to rival Airbus. Until now, the independent U.S. National Transportation Safety Board has not said what caused the panel to rip off an Alaska Airlines-operated jet as ...

NTSB preliminary reports do not determine the cause of incidents but can reveal key facts about what took place.