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

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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. Little else had been delivered in any significant number. It didn’t matter.

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‘Shortcuts Everywhere’: How Boeing Favored Speed Over Quality

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According to the National Transportation Safety Board, the panel was removed but appeared to have been reinstalled without bolts that secured it in place. Less than two months later, an Alaska Airlines 737 Max plane with eight hours of total flight time was briefly grounded until mechanics resolved a problem with a fire detection system.