Missing part of Alaska Airlines jet found in backyard
The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said late on Sunday the "key missing component" from the Boeing 737 MAX 9 jet involved in an Alaska Airlines emergency landing had been recovered from the backyard of a suburban home. - REUTERS
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00:00 The plug door of an Alaska Airlines aircraft has been found after it blew off in midair last week,
00:08 according to the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board on Sunday.
00:13 It was discovered in a suburban backyard in Portland, Oregon, by a schoolteacher named Bob,
00:20 the chair of the National Transportation Safety Board, Jennifer Holmendy.
00:25 I know it's unusual to come back a second time, but I wanted to make sure that you had all this information real time.
00:32 I'm excited to announce that we found the door plug. Thank you, Bob.
00:38 Holmendy said the aircraft part was a key missing component to determine why the accident occurred.
00:46 On Friday, a plug door tore off the left side of the Boeing 737 MAX 9 following takeoff from Portland.
00:56 It immediately depressurized the aircraft and forced the pilot to turn back and land safely,
01:03 with all 177 passengers and six crew on board.
01:08 As the investigation goes on, the Federal Aviation Administration ordered the temporary grounding of 171 Boeing jets installed with the same panel.
01:21 It weighs about 60 pounds and covers an optional exit door mainly used by low-cost airlines.
01:29 Alaska Airlines on Sunday canceled 170 flights, affecting nearly 25,000 customers.
01:38 The accident has put Boeing under scrutiny as it awaits certification of its smaller MAX 7 and the larger MAX 10 aircraft.
01:47 In 2019, global authorities subjected all planes of the Boeing 737 MAX model to a wider grounding after deadly crashes in Ethiopia and Indonesia.