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Spirit AeroSystems is the largest parts supplier for Boeing, with fuselages and door plugs being manufactured by the company.

Problem that needs to be addressed. what exactly is the fix here? >> reporter: that's what they're trying to determine right now, katy. part of that determination is separate from the investigation into the that fuselage door plug being pulled off of the alaska airlines flight on friday night. this involves analyzing what engineers and mechanics are seeing when they go in and do inspections of the max 9s that are grounded. there are 171 worldwide that are grounded. most are operated by alaska and united airlines. here's what dave calhoun told me a couple of hours ago about those inspections an...

Of that alaska airlines boeing 737 max 9 jet that suffered a mid-air depressurization and loss of an entire door window assembly called a door plug over portland, oregon on friday. united airlines, the only other u.s. operator of the max 9, reports inspections of its aircraft have found instances of issues in the door plugs including bolts that needed additional tightening. also tonight we're getting our first look at the door plug section that separated from the alaska jet, falling into a residential back yard after leaving a gaping hole in the plane's cabin and forcing an emergency landing. ...

Intense emotions for sure. >> reporter: the door plug that failed is held in place by bolts and pins, used to seal an extra emergency exit if airlines don't need it. the ntsb says on three previous flights pressurization warning lights lit up in the same plane. yet alaska only restricted the plane from flying over water to hawaii until technicians could evaluate the problem. it's early, but should alaska have grounded the plane back then? >> certainly it should have been a warning sign to them. just from safety overall. but i think in this case what alaska will say is that they took measures t...

United Airlines says it has found loose bolts and other problems on a key part of its grounded Boeing 737 Max 9 jetliners. The planes are being inspected after federal officials grounded Max 9s after a plug used to replace a door blew out of an Alaska Airlines Max 9 on Friday night.