Alaska Airlines plane whose door panel blew off midair was scheduled for maintenance
The Alaska Airlines plane that had a door panel fall off midair in January had been scheduled to undergo maintenance later that night, the airline confirmed Tuesday.
The Alaska Airlines plane that had a door panel fall off midair in January had been scheduled to undergo maintenance later that night, the airline confirmed Tuesday.
The incident on Flight 1282, which took off from Portland, Oregon, at 5:07 p.m. Jan. 5, resulted in no serious injuries but sparked an investigation that revealed no bolts were installed on the door plug of the Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft.
The New York Times reported earlier Tuesday that the plane was scheduled for a safety check after some engineers and technicians became concerned — including about a light indicating problems with the plane’s pressurization system — and that it was kept in service with some restrictions.
Alaska Airlines told the newspaper that the warnings it had on the plane did not meet its standards to immediately take it out of service.
Alaska confirmed to NBC News that the plane was scheduled to head for maintenance later the night of Jan. 5.
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