Boeing 737 Max 9: United Airlines finds loose bolts in jet inspections
Alaska Airlines also said it found loose hardware on some aircraft after a blow-out mid-flight over Oregon.
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Alaska Airlines also said it found loose hardware on some aircraft after a blow-out mid-flight over Oregon.
Airlines both report issues with door plugs on an undisclosed number of now grounded max 9s. alaska says mechanics found some loose hardware was visible. united says it found possible door plug installation issues and bolts that needed additional tightening. now investigators are searching for the door plug bolts from friday's incident, potentially key evidence. >> we have not yet recovered the four bolts that restrain it from its vertical movement. and we have not yet determined if they existed there. >> a max 9 door plug is secured by high air pressure inside the plane pushing 12 tabs on the...
Alaska Airlines and United Airlines passengers faced major travel disruptions Monday after the Federal Aviation Administration forced the grounding of all Boeing 737 MAX 9 airplanes. It comes after Alaska Airlines flight 1282 on Friday had to make an emergency landing shortly after takeoff before a door plug blew off. Here's what we know so far about the investigation into the accident.
Boeing 737 max nine planes that delta have grounded today, the door was sucked out of that plane in portland and the investigation is continuing. they've discovered following routine preliminary inspections there were loose bolts on the 737 planes in its fleet, and they found instances that appear to relate to installation issues. boeing's share price dropped, billions off the share price that's going to have big repercussions in the united states, big questions for boeing and the contractors that supply some of those parts of the fuselage. we'll get plenty more on that on the bbc, do stay wit...
Alaska Airlines and United Airlines passengers faced major travel disruptions Monday after the Federal Aviation Administration forced the grounding of all Boeing 737 MAX 9 airplanes. It comes after Alaska Airlines flight 1282 on Friday had to make an emergency landing shortly after takeoff before a door plug blew off. Here's what we know so far about the investigation into the accident.