The 177 passengers and crew of a flight Alaska Airlines experienced moments of fear then The plane’s emergency window exploded shortly after takeoff on the airport Portland, USA, on Friday afternoon, January 5. He Boeing 737 MAX9 It was headed to Ontario, California, but had to make an emergency landing due to the event.
A teacher at an Oregon school found part of the door of an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 plane that came loose mid-flight, the U.S. Transportation Safety Authority said Monday.
The discovery of the piece could help clarify what happened, which did not cause serious injuries but forced airlines and air safety organizations around the world to ground some versions of those planes pending inspections.
Alaska Airlines immobilizes its Boeing 737-9 after an emergency landing of one of these aircraft due to the loss of a window mid-flight
The explosion of the emergency window was attributed to a problem with pressurizationaccording to Federal Civil Aviation Agency (FAA), which also included the use of oxygen masks above the passenger seats. Fortunately, there were no deaths or injuries.
Images and videos of the hole in the side of the plane and the landing were captured by passengers and shared on social networks.
An Alaska Airlines flight turned into a nightmare when part of the plane blew out mid-flight, reportedly sucking in passengers’ belongings and forcing the pilot to make an emergency landing in Portland. https://t.co/BHaArdk0fM pic.twitter.com/8hQeV21Wgm
— New York Post (@nypost) January 8, 2024
The Alaska Airlines plane door blows out in the air, ejecting an unoccupied seat
pic.twitter.com/EwlltJJinu— World of Technology (@engineers_feed) January 6, 2024
This was the evacuation of the commercial plane that crashed and burned at an airport in Japan
This is what is known about the incident
Friday January 5
We are aware of the Alaska Airlines flight incident #AS1282. We are working to gather more information and are in contact with our aviation customer. A Boeing technical team is ready to support the investigation.
— Boeing Airplanes (@BoeingAirplanes) January 6, 2024
Saturday January 6
Copa extends assessment of Boeing aircraft and impact on flights remains
Sunday January 7
The iPhone that fell from Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 survived a 16,000-foot fall pic.twitter.com/BY4dhAMQeA
– Breaking aviation news and videos (@aviationbrk) January 8, 2024
Monday January 8
David Calhoun, President & CEO of The Boeing Company has a message for employees. He calls an all-employee safety meeting via a company-wide webcast that shows Alaska Airlines’ recent fuselage panel/deactivated emergency door missing.#aeroplane pic.twitter.com/UxqNpd930e
— FL360aero (@fl360aero) January 8, 2024
Source: Eluniverso

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