[[{“value”:”For its ongoing investigation into the Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 door plug incident, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB ) released a preliminary report.
The initial report for NTSB’s continuing investigation into the door plug accident involving Alaska Airlines flight 1282 on January 5 is released. The report can be found at https ://t.co/nK5xY7ly9D pic on the NTSB investigation website. Twitter.com/DiBlHV43
February 6, 2024, NTSB Newsroom ( @NTSB_Newsroom )
Co-host of the AvTalk podcast on Flightradar24, Jason Rabinowitz, shared the report’s findings.
Before the MED plug moved downwards off the stop pads, there were “indications that…’four bolts prevent forward movement of the plug were missing,” Rabinowitz wrote.
The primary report on the# AS1282 #737MAX- 9 door plug accident has been made public by the @NTSB. Highlights:
There are indications that the MED plug was missing four bolts before it moved forward off the stop pads. pic. 4G90dN8Eg0 on twitter.com
— Jason Rabinowitz, a representative of AirlineFlyer, February 6, 2024
Jason Rabinowitz’s X Post image
“NTSB confirms that Spirit AeroSystems provided Boeing Airplanes with fuselage that needed to be opened due to flaws in the door plug.” He continued,” Photos from Boeing actually show the door plug opened for work, then closed again ***without the bolts to hold it in place.
” The NTSB’s report contains just facts and makes no inferences.” However, it does support reports from The Air Current and other sources that Boeing and Spirit are having a significant process and documentation issue, he continued.
The NTSB’s report contains even facts and makes no inferences. However, it does confirm reports from @theaircurrent and other sources that Boeing and Spirit are having a significant process and documentation issue. http ://t.co/lyh3cO40uV picture I1bGIQJyV0 twitter.com
— On February 6, 2024, Jason Rabinowitz ( @AirlineFlyer )
According to KIRO 7 News:
Four crucial bolts were discovered missing from a door plug during an Alaska Airlines flight’s midair blowout in January, according to an updated report from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB ).
The four important bolts that hold the door plug in place on the January 5 flight were missing, according to this new report, contrary to previous investigations into Boeing 737 MAX 9s for Alaska and United Airlines that had revealed several loosening of the aircraft.
The NTSB report states that the four bolts that prevent the MED plug from moving forward off the stop pads were absent prior to the “medium exit door” plug’s movement forward, as evidenced by the studied damage patterns and absence of contact damage or deformation around holes associated with the vertical movement arrestor bolt and higher guide track bolt.
Michael Whitaker, director of the Federal Aviation Administration, was grilled by lawmakers earlier on Tuesday in Washington, D.C., where he pledged to “bring a heightened level of oversight” to Boeing’s production facilities in the months to come.
He added that going forth, having inspectors on-site will be a long-term strategy to guarantee compliance and safety.”}]] [[{“value”:”
The National Transportation Safety Board has released a preliminary report on its ongoing investigation of the Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 Door Plug incident.
The NTSB has released the preliminary report of its ongoing investigation into the Jan. 5, Alaska Airlines flight 1282 accident. The report is on the NTSB investigation web page: https://t.co/nK5xY7ly9D pic.twitter.com/DiBlVlHV43
NTSB Newsroom @NTSB_Newsroom February 6, 2024
Jason Rabinowitz shared findings of the report as co-host of Flightradar24’s AvTalk podcast.
Rabinowitz wrote: “Indications of …’four missing bolts that prevent upward motion of the MED Plug before the MED Plug moved upward off the brake pads.”
The @NTSB released its preliminary report regarding the #AS1282 #737MAX-9 accident involving the door plug. Highlights:
* Indications of missing …”four screws that prevent upward movement for the MED Plug before it moved upwards off the stop pads.” pic.twitter.com/4G90dN8Eg0
Jason Rabinowitz @AirlineFlyer February 6, 2024
* Image from Jason Rabinowitz, X Post
“NTSB confirms Spirit AeroSystems shipped the fuselage to Boeing Airplanes containing defects around the door plug, which required its opening. Boeing photos show the door plug being opened to work and then closed again, ***without bolts to hold it ***,”.
“The NTSB report is a collection of facts, but it does not draw any conclusions.” It confirms reports from The Air Current, and elsewhere, that there is a massive documentation and process problem between Boeing and Spirit,” added he.
The NTSB report is a collection of facts, but it does not draw any conclusions. It confirms reports from @theaircurrent that there is a massive documentation and process problem between Boeing and Spirit. https://t.co/lyh3cO40uV pic.twitter.com/I1bGIQJyV0
Jason Rabinowitz @AirlineFlyer February 6, 2024
KIRO 7 News reports
The National Transportation Safety Board’s (NTSB) new report found that four bolts were missing during a midair explosion aboard an Alaska Airlines flight last January.
The report reveals that although previous investigations on Boeing 737 MAX 9s operated by Alaska and United Airlines revealed that some bolts were loose, the problem on the flight of Jan. 5, was that four key bolts holding the door plug in position weren’t present at all.
The NTSB report states that “Overall, damage patterns and the absence of contact damage around holes associated with vertical movement arrestor bolts or upper guide track bolts on upper guide fittings, in hinge fittings and recovered aft low hinge guide fitting indicate the four bolts which prevent upward movement of MED [mid-exit door plug] were missing before the MED (mid-exit door plug) moved upwards off the stop pads.”
Michael Whitaker, the Federal Aviation Administration director, was grilled earlier on Tuesday by lawmakers in Washington, D.C., and he promised to bring “a higher level of oversight” to Boeing’s production facilities in months to come.
He also said he expects to have inspectors on site as a permanent policy going forward in order to ensure safety and compliance.
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