The FAA says 171 planes must be inspected to fly again.

Boeing 737 Max planes are grounded after a hole blew in one mid-flight::The FAA ordered that 171 Boeing 737 Max 9 planes be inspected before they can return to service following the explosive decompression of an Alaska Airlines flight.

  • AlexWIWA@lemmy.mlEnglish
    115·
    11 months ago

    I don’t even think it was a door. I watched a video of it on TikTok and it looked like a regular row of seats. I think it was just a piece of the hull.

    Have they stated what fell off yet? I can’t imagine how scary that was.

    • circuscriticEnglish
      27·
      11 months ago

      Door plug means that it’s a spot in the frame where a future door can be installed by removing the “plug”. In the meantime, it just looks like a piece of the fuselage. The plug is what got ripped out midair.

    • PorradaVFR@lemmy.worldEnglish
      121·
      11 months ago

      I heard it was one of those emergency exit panels (not a full door, nor just a passenger window) but that could be inaccurate. Either way, not a good look for Boeing.

    • wandermind@sopuli.xyzEnglish
      4·
      11 months ago

      What fell off was a plug filling in an optional emergency exit location. It was a regular row of seats because the plane didn’t have the optional emergency exit installed (it is only required for high density passenger cabin configurations).