Baua Electric

JANUARY 24, 2024

6 after a body panel detached from an Alaska Airlines Max 9 minutes after the flight took off from Portland, Ore., The process includes requiring airlines to inspect certain bolts and fasteners and to re-torque fasteners on the panel, known as a door plug, which is placed where an emergency exit door would be if a jet had more seats.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

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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Baua Electric

JANUARY 24, 2024

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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