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Boeing Again Under Scrutiny After Latest 737 Max Problem

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Federal authorities focused attention on a mid-cabin door plug, which is used to fill the space where an emergency exit would be placed if the plane were configured with more seats. Spirit AeroSystems also worked on the fuselage for the 737 Max 9, including manufacturing and installing the door plug that failed on the Alaska Airlines flight.

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F.A.A. Investigating Whether Boeing 737 Max 9 Conformed to Approved Design

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The company has struggled to regain the public’s trust after two crashes of 737 Max 8 jetliners, in Indonesia in 2018 and Ethiopia in 2019, killed a total of 346 people. The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating why the Max 9 panel, also known as a door plug, flew off. and the N.T.S.B.

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