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

Baua Electric

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. provided a photograph of the door plug after it was reinstalled but before the interior was restored. As evidence, the N.T.S.B.

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‘Shortcuts Everywhere’: How Boeing Favored Speed Over Quality

Baua Electric

That panel is known as a “door plug” and is used to cover the gap left by an unneeded emergency exit. 5 incident, Boeing announced changes to improve quality, including adding inspections at its factory in Renton and at the plant in Wichita, Kan., Current and former Boeing employees said the incident reflected longstanding problems.

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National Drive Electric Week 2023 Recap: Let’s Give Them Something To Talk About

Plug in America

Disappointed but undeterred, we went to work and launched National Drive Elect ric Week (originally called National Plug In Day), thinking we would have had a better chance of coverage h ad our parade been part of a nationwide observance. Not to toot our own horn, but that’s what Plug In America has been saying from the start.

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Boeing Reinstalled Panel That Later Blew Out of 737 Max Jet

Baua Electric

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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