{"id":11545,"date":"2024-01-09T14:50:29","date_gmt":"2024-01-09T11:50:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/?p=11545"},"modified":"2024-01-09T13:29:48","modified_gmt":"2024-01-09T10:29:48","slug":"what-we-know-so-far-about-the-mid-air-blowout-aboard-alaska-airlines-flight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/?p=11545","title":{"rendered":"What we know so far about the mid-air blowout aboard Alaska Airlines flight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\">Aviation News International &#8211; Investigators are trying to determine what led to the terrifying incident aboard a Boeing 737 Max 9 jet Friday, when a piece of the aircraft blew out mid-flight forcing pilots to make an emergency landing with a hole in the fuselage.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 had 171 passengers and six crew on board and was flying at an altitude of more than 4,800 metres when a door plug \u2014\u00a0a panel in place of an optional exit door located near the rear of the aircraft \u2014\u00a0ripped off about 20 minutes into the Jan. 5\u00a0Friday evening flight from Portland, Ore., to Ontario, Calif.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Fortunately, the two seats next to the panel were vacant and there were no serious injuries, though several passengers did require medical attention after the pilots made an emergency landing at Portland International Airport.<\/p>\n<p>By the next day, U.S. aviation authorities had grounded certain Max 9 planes in order for emergency safety inspections to be carried out.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s still unclear what caused the door plug on the Alaska Airlines flight to blow out.\u00a0But this is just the latest safety concern for Boeing&#8217;s 737 Max series, following two deadly crashes involving Max 8 planes five years ago\u00a0in Indonesia and Ethiopia, resulting in a worldwide grounding that lasted\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/politics\/boeing-737-max-fly-again-1.5877356\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">nearly\u00a0two years<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s what you need to know about what&#8217;s happening with the Boeing 737 Max 9 and the investigation into the frightening flight.<\/p>\n<div><em><strong>WATCH<\/strong><\/em><strong>\u00a0|\u00a0<\/strong><em><strong>Alaska Airlines flight makes emergency landing after door plug blowout:\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"player-placeholder-ui-container player-1e5265e5-a8ef-4958-bed6-1b2b5dd465d9\">\n<div class=\"player-placeholder-video-ui\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"FAA investigates after Boeing 737 cabin panel blows out at 16,000 feet\" role=\"button\">\n<div class=\"player-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"player-placeholder-ui \">\n<div class=\"video-item video-card-overlay \" title=\"FAA investigates after Boeing 737 cabin panel blows out at 16,000 feet\">\n<div class=\"thumbnail-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"thumbnail-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumbnail lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thumbnails.cbc.ca\/maven_legacy\/thumbnails\/906\/283\/ST_BARGOUT_BOEING_FOLO_MPX.jpg?crop=1.777xh:h;*,*&amp;downsize=510px:*510w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 260px) 4vw, (max-width: 510px) 50vw, (max-width: 630px) 66vw, (max-width: 880px) 88vw\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/thumbnails.cbc.ca\/maven_legacy\/thumbnails\/906\/283\/ST_BARGOUT_BOEING_FOLO_MPX.jpg?crop=1.777xh:h;*,*&amp;downsize=1130px:* 1130w,\n                        https:\/\/thumbnails.cbc.ca\/maven_legacy\/thumbnails\/906\/283\/ST_BARGOUT_BOEING_FOLO_MPX.jpg?crop=1.777xh:h;*,*&amp;downsize=880px:* 880w,\n                        https:\/\/thumbnails.cbc.ca\/maven_legacy\/thumbnails\/906\/283\/ST_BARGOUT_BOEING_FOLO_MPX.jpg?crop=1.777xh:h;*,*&amp;downsize=630px:* 630w,\n                        https:\/\/thumbnails.cbc.ca\/maven_legacy\/thumbnails\/906\/283\/ST_BARGOUT_BOEING_FOLO_MPX.jpg?crop=1.777xh:h;*,*&amp;downsize=510px:* 510w,\n                        https:\/\/thumbnails.cbc.ca\/maven_legacy\/thumbnails\/906\/283\/ST_BARGOUT_BOEING_FOLO_MPX.jpg?crop=1.777xh:h;*,*&amp;downsize=260px:* 260w\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"video-card-overlay-container\">\n<div class=\"video-info-container\">\n<h3 class=\"video-item-title\">FAA investigates after Boeing 737 cabin panel blows out at 16,000 feet<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"mediaEmbed\"><span class=\"media-caption\">U.S. airline regulators have temporarily grounded 171 Boeing 737 Max 9 planes after a terrifying non-fatal incident aboard an Alaska Airlines flight. A cabin window blew out and depressurized the passenger cabin in mid-air, forcing an emergency landing.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\">Which planes were grounded?<\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Saturday, the U.S. Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) issued an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/drs.faa.gov\/browse\/excelExternalWindow\/DRSDOCID122693486620240106201913.0001?modalOpened=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Emergency Airworthiness Directive<\/a>\u00a0to the owners and operators of Boeing 737 Max 9 planes with similar mid-cabin\u00a0door plugs.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The FAA said the directive affected\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.faa.gov\/newsroom\/faa-statement-temporary-grounding-certain-boeing-737-max-9-aircraft\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>171 planes<\/u><\/a> out of 218 Max 9s\u00a0in operation worldwide.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">In the U.S., only two airlines fly the 737 Max 9:\u00a0Alaska Airlines, which operates 64 of the aircraft, and United Airlines with\u00a079 Max 9s in its fleet.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Both airlines have been forced to cancel hundreds of flights.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">On Monday, three days after the mid-air incident, Alaska Airlines said it was forced to cancel 141 flights, 20 per cent of its overall flights, while United&#8217;s 221 cancellations amounted to eight per cent of its total scheduled flights for the day.<\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\">Why did the plane have a door plug?<\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Some larger Boeing 737s have emergency exits on fuselages behind the wings to meet a federal requirement that\u00a0planes be designed so passengers can evacuate within 90 seconds even if half the exits are blocked.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The more passenger seats there are on a plane, the more exits are required.<\/p>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<p>Some carriers, including Indonesia&#8217;s Lion Air and Corendon Dutch Airlines, have more than 200 seats on their Max 9s, so they must have extra emergency exits. However, Alaska Airlines and United Airlines configure their 737 Max 9s to have fewer than 180 seats, so the planes don&#8217;t need the two mid-cabin exits to comply with U.S. evacuation rules.<\/p>\n<p>On Alaska and United, those side exits near the back of the plane are replaced with a permanent plug the size of an exit door \u2014 approximately 1.2 metres in height and weighing 28.5-kilograms \u2014 which is fixed in place with four bolts.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">As a result of the emergency inspections, United said Monday it found loose bolts on door plugs of Boeing 737 Max 9 jets\u00a0grounded after the blowout on the Alaska Airlines flight.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;Since we began preliminary inspections on Saturday, we have found instances that appear to relate to installation issues in the door plug \u2014\u00a0for example, bolts that needed additional tightening,&#8221; said Chicago-based United, which is the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flightradar24.com\/blog\/largest-airlines\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>second largest airline<\/u><\/a> in the world.<\/p>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div class=\"player-placeholder-ui-container player-56611b3b-9ffe-4eee-9e53-5a943f4a8bab\">\n<div class=\"player-placeholder-audio-ui \" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"Nurse describes the moment oxygen masks came down on Alaska Airlines flight\" role=\"button\">\n<div class=\"player-placeholder-ui\">\n<div class=\"media-metadata\"><span class=\"media-showName\">As It Happens<\/span><span class=\"media-duration\">5:07<\/span><span class=\"media-title\">Nurse describes the moment oxygen masks came down on Alaska Airlines flight<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"mediaEmbed\"><span class=\"media-caption\">Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 made an emergency landing on Friday when a door-sized section on the side of the plane blew out. Nurse Vicki Kreps was on that flight with her two grandchildren \u2014 Brady, 7, and Brynlee, 5. Kreps spoke to As It Happens host Nil K\u00f6ksal about the experience.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\">What do investigators know so far about Flight 1282?<\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Investigators are now in possession of the door plug after an Oregon man found it in his backyard Sunday night. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has sent the plug\u00a0for examination at its Material Laboratory in Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Alaska Airlines said the\u00a0Max 9 involved in the incident was only delivered for use on Oct. 31, so it&#8217;s not believed wear and tear is a factor.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Arthur Rosenberg, an aviation lawyer and former pilot, believes it may have been what he called a\u00a0&#8220;manufacturing defect&#8221; that led to the door plug blowing out, as opposed to any sort of design defect.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;The bolts and the fasteners which were holding it in place\u00a0failed for some reason,&#8221; he said during an interview with CBC News Network, explaining the recovery of the plug and the parts remaining\u00a0of the structure\u00a0fuselage\u00a0should allow investigators to determine what happened.<\/p>\n<p>The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said Monday evening it is uncertain if the\u00a0recovered cabin panel that blew off the\u00a0plane was properly attached or if bolts had been installed.<\/p>\n<p>The NTSB said it will be able to determine if the bolts had been installed through testing.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">NTSB chair Jennifer Homendy\u00a0also told reporters\u00a0investigators have\u00a0&#8220;no indication whatsoever&#8221; that a previous issue with a cabin pressurization control system on the plane was related to the door plug blowing out.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The aircraft&#8217;s auto-pressurization warning light went off\u00a0on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/faa-halts-boeing-737-max-9-aircraft-alaska-airlines-door-midflight\/\"><u>three occasions between Dec. 7 and Jan. 4<\/u><\/a>, including one instance during a flight.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Alaska Airlines restricted the aircraft from long flights over water \u2014 it had been used to fly to Hawaii \u2014\u00a0but that was in line with the airline&#8217;s\u00a0internal maintenance policy not a federal aviation regulation, she\u00a0said.<\/p>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The flight data recorder has been\u00a0examined, but the\u00a0NTSB\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/aerospace-defense\/alaska-737-cockpit-voice-recorder-data-erasure-renews-industry-safety-debate-2024-01-08\/\"><u>said Sunday<\/u><\/a>\u00a0the plane&#8217;s cockpit voice recorder was &#8220;completely overwritten&#8221; after the flight landed safely Friday evening.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Homendy explained the data was not retrieved within two hours \u2014\u00a0when recording restarts, erasing previous data.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The U.S. requires cockpit voice recorders to log two hours of data, while in Europe, planes made after 2021 are required to log 25 hours of data.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The FAA proposed\u00a0changing its requirements\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/travel\/article\/faa-cockpit-recording-time-safety-summit\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">last spring<\/a>,\u00a0to mandate a 25-hour recording time for cockpit voice recorders in new aircraft, but\u00a0noted at the time that the\u00a0process could take years.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Since 2016, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has\u00a0called for 25-hour recording on planes manufactured since 2021.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/world\/boeing-737-max-9-explainer-1.7077552\">https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/world\/boeing-737-max-9-explainer-1.7077552<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aviation News International &#8211; Investigators are trying to determine what led to the terrifying incident aboard a Boeing 737 Max 9 jet Friday, when a piece of the aircraft blew out mid-flight forcing pilots to make an emergency landing with a hole in the fuselage. 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