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Alaska Airlines 737 May Have Left Boeing Factory Missing Bolts, N.T.S.B. Says

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according to a preliminary report released Tuesday by the National Transportation Safety Board. The panel, known as a door plug, was opened to repair damaged rivets on the plane’s fuselage, according to Boeing’s records. The report did not say who removed the bolts keeping the door plug in place. As evidence, the N.T.S.B.

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‘Shortcuts Everywhere’: How Boeing Favored Speed Over Quality

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They suggest that Boeing is struggling to improve quality years after two crashes of Max 8 planes in 2018 and 2019 killed nearly 350 people. According to the National Transportation Safety Board, the panel was removed but appeared to have been reinstalled without bolts that secured it in place. But since Jan. After the Jan.

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Boeing Reinstalled Panel That Later Blew Out of 737 Max Jet

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The employees opened the panel, known as a door plug, because work needed to be done to its rivets — which are often used to join and secure parts on planes — said the person, who asked for anonymity because the person isn’t authorized to speak publicly while the National Transportation Safety Board conducts an investigation.

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