they had some problems with the pressure bulkhead. most notoriously, the two fatal crashes related to some software designed to keep the aircraft flying properly. this is a series of mistakes by once the gold standard manufacturer of airlines in the world. it s just mind-boggling to anybody in aviation that these bolts would not be turned properly to the right torx and the wires put through them to make sure they don t get loose. as far as we know, there weren t any bolts on the door, which was ejected from that aircraft. that is just stunning. a three-year-old can tell you righty tightly lefty lucy. it s not even an air plane at this time. the ntsb so the alaska plane lost this fuselage, code called for a side door flew out of an
but passengers have spoken about how close those aboard came to being sucked out. simonjones reports. relief for all 177 passengers and crew on board to be back on the tarmac after a mid air emergency. the plane forced to land with a hole in its side and a window missing. the pilot recorded earlier outlining to air traffic control the severity of the situation. yes, we are emergency. we are de pressurised, but we do need to return back. we have 177 passengers. it happened as the plane was 35 minutes into its flight to california. i look up, and the oxygen masks were hanging from the ceiling. and then i looked to my left and there s this huge chunk, part of the air plane, just, like missing. there was a kid in that row who had his shirt sucked off, and his mother was holding onto him, to make sure he did not go with it. alaska airlines has temporarily grounded all 65 of its 737 max 9
and there s this huge chunk, part of the air plane, just, like missing. there was a kid in that row who had his shirt sucked off, and his mother was holding onto him, to make sure he did not go with it. alaska airlines has temporarily grounded all 65 of its 737 max 9 aircraft to conduct inspections. the company s ceo said. boeing said a technical team was ready to support the investigation. the cruising altitude was about 16,000 feet, roughly half what an airliner would be cruising it during a flight but nonetheless they had to get the plane down safely which fortunately was done with all lives protected. the boeing 737 max was grounded in march 2019 for a year and a half after two of the type crashed
no one was injured. but passengers have spoken about how close those aboard came to being sucked out. simonjones reports. relief for all 177 passengers and crew on board to be back on the tarmac after a mid air emergency. the plane forced to land with a hole in its side and a window missing. the pilot recorded earlier outlining to air traffic control the severity of the situation. yes, we are emergency. we are de pressurised, but we do need to return back. we have 177 passengers. it happened as the plane was 35 minutes into its flight to california. i look up, and the oxygen masks were hanging from the ceiling. and then i looked to my left and there s this huge chunk, part of the air plane, just, like missing. there was a kid in that row who had his shirt sucked off, and his mother was holding onto him, to make sure he did not go with it. alaska airlines has temporarily grounded all 65 of its 737 max 9