[[{“value”:”An Alaska Airlines-operated Boeing 737 landed at Portland International Airport last week with its cargo door open, sparking further safety concerns.
KOIN 6 obtained photos showing the aircraft appeared to have an incorrectly sealed cargo door.
“It’s unclear how long the Boeing 737 door was open, but sources say passengers’ pets were inside and lived. It is not clear whether the circumstance could have put the flight at risk, but a source told KOIN 6 the flight did not require an emergency landing,” KOIN 6 wrote.
Breaking Aviation News & Videos shared the photos:
Alaska Airlines 737-900ER lands in Portland with its cargo door open. pic.twitter.com/Z09P3K6TQ5
— Breaking Aviation News & Videos (@aviationbrk) March 9, 2024
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“Alaska Airlines Flight 1437 landed safely at the gates at Portland International Airport after traveling from Los Cabos, Mexico, however, according to multiple sources, the aircraft’s cargo door was open with passengers’ pets inside upon arrival,” the aviation news page wrote.
“A source close to the situation said the airplane did not require an emergency landing, though it was unclear just how long the cargo door was ajar. ‘Upon landing at PDX on March 1, Alaska Airlines flight 1437 was discovered to have the forward cargo door unsealed,’ the company said in a statement.”
A source close to the situation said the airplane did not require an emergency landing, though it was unclear just how long the cargo door was ajar. “Upon landing at PDX on March 1, Alaska Airlines flight 1437 was discovered to have the forward cargo door unsealed,” the company…
— Breaking Aviation News & Videos (@aviationbrk) March 9, 2024
KOIN 6 reports:
In a statement to KOIN 6 News, Alaska Airlines said, “Upon landing at PDX on March 1, Alaska Airlines flight 1437 was discovered to have the forward cargo door unsealed. There was no indication to the crew that the door was unsealed during flight and all indications point to the door partially opening after landing. Our maintenance teams inspected the aircraft, replaced a spring in the door, tested the door and reentered it into service.”
Aviation expert Joe Schwieterman called the incident “a pretty major defect” after reviewing the photos obtained by KOIN 6.
“It affects a lot of the electrical equipment in that cargo hold. So, it is troublesome that you may have a plane where some things like this went undetected,” he said.
Schwieterman said an incident such as this should have tripped a sensor.
KOIN 6 News received the tip just one day after officials confirmed that a Phoenix-bound Alaska Airlines flight returned to PDX after multiple people reported smelling fumes in the cabin.
Embattled Alaska Airlines is at the center of a second aviation drama after a plane arrived at an airport gate in Portland, Ore. last Friday with its cargo door open. pic.twitter.com/1GaZc4ChCL
— Dane (@UltraDane) March 9, 2024
Daily Mail noted:
The Phoenix-bound flight was investigated by fire crews from the Port of Portland Portland Fire and Rescue to determine the cause of the smell.
Crew members on Flight 646 declared an emergency after passengers in the rear of the plane reported smelling ‘some fumes or an odor’.
Investigators were unable to identify a cause, officials say.
Seven people onboard, including passengers and crew members, requested medical evaluation after the worrying fumes and one was taken to hospital.
Alaska Airlines flight is forced to return to Portland after passengers and crew fall ill from ‘fumes’ in the cabin https://t.co/OUE18WGkc6 pic.twitter.com/Lf57jhOfL6
— Daily Mail Online (@MailOnline) March 7, 2024
Alaska Airlines is already in hot water from a January incident involving an aircraft making an emergency landing after losing a cabin panel midflight.
Alaska Airlines Flight Makes Emergency Landing After Section Of Plane Blows Out Mid-Air
The airline, in addition to Boeing, face a $1 billion lawsuit stemming from the incident.
From the New York Post:
A trio of passengers are suing Alaska Airlines and aircraft manufacturing giant Boeing for $1 billion over the horrific Jan. 5 flight that took off from Portland, Oregon, and had a massive cabin panel blowout.
Images of the gaping fuselage hole that nearly caused disaster went viral — and the suing passengers told new terrifying stories of their experience after filing suit, including of a teen’s shirt nearly getting sucked out.
“We took off fine and then just five minutes, and we heard the loud pop,” passenger Kyle Rinker told KGW News, referring to a door plug blowing off, creating a gaping hole in the 737 MAX 9 plane.
“We were just sitting there trying to relax and then, that thing just happens. The oxygen masks come down, just like, ‘Oh, wow, something’s going on. We got to get these on.’”
“The wind just came rushing it. It was very, very cold all of the sudden, obviously, because you’re flying up there at 16,000 feet,” he added.
Rinker and his girlfriend Amanda Strickland, along with another passenger Kevin Kwok, late last month filed the lawsuit in Multnomah County, Oregon, on behalf of passengers aboard Alaskan Airlines flight 1282.
It alleges the defendants ignored obvious warning signs and that fight should have never taken off.
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Last week, an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 landed with its cargo door wide open at Portland International Airport, causing further safety concerns.
KOIN 6 obtained photographs showing that the aircraft appeared to be incorrectly sealed with a cargo door.
It’s not clear how long the Boeing 737’s door was left open, but according to sources, pets of passengers were inside. They survived. A source told KOIN 6 that the flight was not in danger, but it is unclear whether the circumstances could have been a risk.
Breaking Aviation News & Videos shared these photos:
Alaska Airlines 737 900ER lands with its cargo door wide open in Portland. pic.twitter.com/Z09P3K6TQ5
Breaking Aviation News & Videos – March 9, 2024 (@aviationbrk).
* Images from Breaking Aviation News & Videos X Post
The aviation news page reported that “Alaska Airlines Flight 143 was safely landed at the gates of Portland International Airport, after traveling from Los Cabos in Mexico. However, according to several sources, the aircraft cargo door was left open, with pets inside, upon arrival.”
“A source familiar with the situation said that the plane did not need an emergency landing. However, it was unclear how long the cargo doors were ajar. Alaska Airlines Flight 1437’s forward cargo door was found to be unlocked upon landing at PDX, on March 1. The company issued a statement.
Sources close to the situation confirmed that the plane did not need an emergency landing. However, it was unclear how long the cargo doors had been ajar. The forward cargo door of Alaska Airlines Flight 1437 was found to be unlocked upon landing at PDX, on March 1.
Breaking Aviation News & Videos – March 9, 2024 (@aviationbrk).
KOIN 6 reports
Alaska Airlines issued a statement for KOIN 6 News. “Upon landing in Portland on March 1, Alaska Airlines Flight 1437, the forward cargo doors were discovered to be unsealed. The crew was not informed that the cargo door had been unsealed in flight, and all indications are that the door opened partially after landing. Our maintenance teams inspected and repaired a spring on the door. They then tested the door before reentering it into service.
After reviewing the photos obtained from KOIN 6, aviation expert Joe Schwieterman described the incident as “a pretty major defect”
It affects a large amount of electrical equipment in the cargo hold. It is troubling that some things like this may have gone undetected on a plane, he said.
Schwieterman stated that an incident like this should have tripped the sensor.
KOIN 6 news received the tip only one day after officials confirmed an Alaska Airlines flight bound for Phoenix returned to PDX following multiple reports of fumes being smelt in the cabin.
Alaska Airlines, which has been under fire for its poor service, is now at the center of another aviation drama. A plane arrived at a Portland airport gate last Friday with the cargo door wide open. pic.twitter.com/1GaZc4ChCL
Dane (@UltraDane), March 9, 2024
Daily Mail –
Fire crews from Port of Portland Portland Fire and Rescue investigated the flight bound for Phoenix to determine the cause of this smell.
The crew of Flight 646 declared a state of emergency after passengers at the rear reported smelling “some fumes or odors”.
Officials say that investigators were unable identify a cause.
Seven people, including passengers and crew, requested medical evaluations after the fumes. One person was taken to hospital.
Alaska Airlines flight is forced to return to Portland after passengers and crew fall ill from ‘fumes’ in the cabin https://t.co/OUE18WGkc6 pic.twitter.com/Lf57jhOfL6
Daily Mail Online (@MailOnline), March 7, 2024
Alaska Airlines is already under fire for an incident that occurred in January, when an aircraft made an emergency landing due to a cabin panel being lost mid-flight.
Alaska Airlines Flight Lands in Emergency After a Section of Plane Blows out Mid-Air
Boeing and the airline are both facing a $1 billion lawsuit arising from this incident.
The New York Post
Three passengers are suing Alaska Airlines for $1 billion and Boeing, the aircraft manufacturer, for the Jan. 5, 2015 flight that took off in Portland, Oregon and had a massive blowout of a cabin panel.
Images of the gaping hole in the fuselage that nearly caused disaster have gone viral. The suing passengers have told new, terrifying stories about their experiences after filing suit. One passenger described how a teenager’s shirt was almost sucked out.
“We took off perfectly, but then after just five minutes we heard a loud pop,” passenger Kyle Rinker said to KGW News. He was referring to a door-plug blowing off and creating a gaping opening in the 737 MAX 9 aircraft.
“We were just trying to relax when that thing happened. The oxygen masks are lowered, as if to say, “Oh, wow! Something is happening.” We need to put these on.
“The wind came rushing in.” “It was very, cold all at once, obviously because you are flying up there at 16000 feet,” he said.
Rinker, his girlfriend Amanda Strickland and another passenger Kevin Kwok filed the lawsuit late last month in Multnomah county, Oregon, on behalf passengers aboard Alaskan Airlines Flight 1282.
The defendants are accused of ignoring obvious warning signs, and the fight should never have started.
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