'Thank you Bob': Search for plane's blown-out panel ended by teacher - BBC News

An Oregon teacher named Bob is thanked by investigators after finding a missing door plug in a yard.

3 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, US National Transportation Safety BoardImage caption, The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said hundreds of Boeing 737 Max 9 planes will remain grounded until it is satisfied the planes are safe to fly.By Sofia Ferreira SantosBBC NewsTwo phones and a "door plug": these are some of the items found in Oregon days after Alaska Airlines flight 1282 lost part of its fuselage at 16,000 feet.

The Boeing 737 Max 9 made a safe emergency landing on 5 January after an outer section of the plane blew off minutes into the flight from Portland.

None of the 177 people on board were seriously injured in the incident.

But the search continues for other lost belongings and parts, thought to include a cushion from the seat immediately next to the blown-out section of fuselage - which was thankfully unoccupied.

One of the key missing items, the door plug, was found by a local school teacher named Bob, according to US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) chair Jennifer Homendy.

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