Jennifer Homendy, a chairperson of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), claimed Boeing overwrote the surveillance video from the repair work on Alaska Airlines flight 1282’s failed door plug. ” As you know, the Boeing 737- 9 aircraft that flew as Alaska Airlines flight 1282 ( registration N704AL ) underwent rivet repairs at Boeing’s Renton, Washington, facility in September 2023 prior to delivery to Alaska Airlines. In a letter to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, which is reviewing the incident, Homendy wrote that the door plug that broke during Alaska 1282’s incident flight was opened but that this rivet repair work could be carried out. ” To date, we still do not know who performed the work to open, reinstall, and close the door plug on the accident aircraft. The records containing this work have been disclosed to us by Boeing, who has informed us of this. Our investigators verbally requested security camera footage to help us obtain this information, but they never received it.
they were informed the footage was overwritten. The absence of those records will complicate the NTSB’s investigation moving forwards”, she continued. #BREAKING: NTSB chair claims that the surveillance video of door plug repair was overwritten by the complicating investigation. twitter.com/3F3WdCtPS2— R A W S A L E R T S ( @rawsalerts ) March 13, 2024″NTSB investigators first requested documents that would have contained this information from Boeing on January 9, 2024. We quickly located the door crew manager and received an alert that he was taking a skilled leave. On February 15, 2024, and February 22, 2024, his attorney informed us that he would not be allowed to speak to NTSB due to medical issues. In September 2023, Boeing released the NTSB names of the individuals who might provide information regarding the work that was done to open, reinstall, and close the door plug. The team continued its investigative work”, Homendy continued. A significant Boeing whistleblower was discovered dead at his hotel while giving testimony against the business, according to journalist Nick Sortor. #BREAKING: Boeing OVERWROTE surveillance footage of the 737 MAX door plug repair, according to the NTSBThey also say they are “unable to find the records documenting this work”.Just more” coincidences” from Boeing recently…This comes just days after a major Boeing … pic. twitter.com/Tk6c6mEfqs — Nick Sortor ( @nicksortor ) March 13, 2024John Barnett, a former Boeing employee known for scrutinizing the company’s production standards, was found dead in Charleston, South Carolina. BREAKING: Boeing Whistleblower Found Dead In Truck, Just Gave Deposition In LawsuitPer Fox Business: When reached by FOX Business for comment, a Boeing official said the company maintains video for a rolling 30- day basis, which they said is consistent with conventional practice. The company stated in an official statement that” we will continue supporting this investigation in the open and proactive manner we have supported all regulation inquiries into this accident.” We have made an effort to adhere to the guidelines for the release of analytical information in a setting where our employees, customers, and other stakeholders are of particular interest, and we will continue to do so. Boeing added. The Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft’s door plug was missing four key bolts, according to investigators ‘ findings on January 5. The panel blew off at 16, 000 feet, causing the cabin to become depressurized before the flight comfortably returned to Portland International Airport. A letter from the NTSB chair claims Boeing overwrote surveillance footage from the repair facility where a door plug was reinstalled prior to the blowout on an Alaska Airlines flight earlier this year. https ://t.co/aagqNjMD77 pic. twitter.com/B5FaSRf7gN— ABC News ( @ABC ) March 13, 2024From ABC News: Following the March 6 hearing, Boeing provided a list of names to the NTSB of personnel who reported to the door crew manager, but that list did not identify who performed the door plug work, according to Homendy. After receiving the list, Homendy wrote to Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun and requested the names of the individuals responsible for the work. According to Homendy’s letter, Calhoun” stated he was unable to provide that information and maintained that Boeing has no records of the work being performed.” Homendy wrote in the letter, which was requested in response to questions during her testimony in front of the committee,” The absence of those records will complicate the NTSB’s investigation moving forward.” Homendy claimed in the letter that she had instructed the NTSB to protect the identities of the door crew and other front-line workers who come forward and that her agency is” not in any way seeking the names of the employees who performed the work on the door plug for disciplinary purposes.” Following the hearing, Boeing said in a statement to ABC News that the company has responded” extensively” to all NTSB requests with important information. The entire letter can be found HERE. [[{“value”:”
Jennifer Homendy, chair of the National Transportation Safety Board’s (NTSB), said that Boeing erased surveillance footage taken during the repair work on the failed door-plug from Alaska Airlines Flight 1282. “As you are aware, the Boeing 737-9 aircraft (registration N704AL), which flew as Alaska Airlines Flight 1282, underwent rivet repairs in Renton, Washington before delivery to Alaska Airlines, in September 2023. Homendy wrote that the door plug that failed on Alaska 1282 was opened to allow rivet repair work to be performed. The letter was addressed to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, which is reviewing the incident. “We still don’t know who did the work to open, install, and close the plug on the accident plane. Boeing informed us that it is unable to locate the records documenting these works. Our investigators verbally requested security camera footage in order to obtain this information.They were told that the footage had been overwritten. She continued, “The absence of these records will complicate NTSB’s investigations moving forward.” #BREAKING: Boeing says their surveillance footage of door plug repair was overwritten complicating probe NTSB chair says pic.twitter.com/3F3WdCtPS2 — R A W S A L E R T S (@rawsalerts) March 13, 2024 “NTSB investigators first requested documents that would have contained this information from Boeing on January 9, 2024. We identified the door crew supervisor and were informed that he was on medical leave shortly after. We requested status updates in February 2024 and February 22 2024. After that, we were informed by his attorney that due to medical reasons, he would be unable to provide NTSB with a statement or an interview. Boeing provided the NTSB with names of individuals on February 2, 2024 who could provide insight into the work performed in September 2023 to open, reinstall and close the door plug. Homendy continued, “The team continued its investigation work.” “This comes only days after a whistleblower who was a major Boeing employee was found dead in his hotel room while testifying against Boeing,” wrote journalist Nick Sortor. #BREAKING: Boeing OVERWROTE surveillance footage of the 737 MAX door plug repair, according to the NTSB They also say they are “unable to find the records documenting this work.” Just more “coincidences” from Boeing recently… This comes just days after a major Boeing… pic.twitter.com/Tk6c6mEfqs — Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) March 13, 2024 John Barnett, a former Boeing employee known for scrutinizing the company’s production standards, was found dead in Charleston, South Carolina. BREAKING: Boeing Whistleblower found dead in truck, recently gave deposition in lawsuit per Fox Business: When asked by FOX Business to comment, a Boeing representative said that the company maintains video on a rolling 30 day basis, which is consistent with their standard practice. The company stated in an official statement that it would continue to support this investigation in a transparent and proactive manner, just as they have done for all regulatory inquiries into the accident. “We have worked to honor the rules regarding the release of investigative data in an environment of intense attention from our employees, our customers, and other stakeholder, and we will keep our efforts going.” Boeing added. Investigators discovered that four bolts were missing when they examined the door plug of the Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft, which took off from Portland Oregon on Jan. 5, 2019. The panel blew away at 16,000 feet causing the cabin to depressurize. The flight returned safely to Portland International Airport after the panel blew away. According to a letter by the NTSB chairman, Boeing erased surveillance footage from a repair facility where an Alaska Airlines door plug was reinstalled before the blowout earlier this year. https://t.co/aagqNjMD77 pic.twitter.com/B5FaSRf7gN — ABC News (@ABC) March 13, 2024 From ABC News: Following the March 6 hearing, Boeing provided a list of names to the NTSB of personnel who reported to the door crew manager, but that list did not identify who performed the door plug work, according to Homendy. Homendy wrote in her letter that after receiving the list, she contacted Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun and asked for names of those who had performed the work. Homendy’s correspondence states that Calhoun “stated that he was not able to provide this information and that Boeing had no records of the works performed.” Homendy wrote that the absence of these records would complicate the NTSB investigation going forward. The letter was requested as a response to questions she answered during her testimony before the committee. Homendy said in the letter that she was “not in any manner seeking the names” of employees who worked on the door plug to punish them. She also instructed the NTSB not to reveal the identities of front-line workers and the door crew. Boeing told ABC News in a press release that it had “completely” responded to all NTSB inquiries with relevant information. You can read the entire letter HERE.
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