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In the aftermath of last week’s Alaska Airlines in-flight emergency, some aviation experts are questioning the structural design of the section of the Boeing 737 Max 9 that blew off the plane.
What's a "door plug" and why do airliners have them? How does a smartphone still work after falling three miles? We have answers to these and other questions stemming from Alaska Flight 1282.
What's a "door plug" and why do airliners have them? How does a smartphone still work after falling three miles? We have answers to these and other questions stemming from Alaska Flight 1282.
The landing gear was stowed, the plane was climbing to cruising altitude, and then a segment of the wall exploded out of the rear cabin of Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 on Friday night, just 20 minutes after the plane took off from Oregon's Portland International Airport airport en route to Ontario, Calif. No passengers were seriously injured in the incident, which occurred as the Boeing 737-9 ...
Federal regulators at the National Transportation Safety Board are actively investigating the incident but have not yet announced any findings.