The door plug from the Alaska Airlines Flight 1282’s Boeing 737-9 MAX airplane is shown at the National Transportation Safety Board laboratory, in Washington, Tuesday, July 30, 2024.

The door plug from the Alaska Airlines Flight 1282’s Boeing 737-9 MAX airplane is shown at the National Transportation Safety Board laboratory, in Washington, Tuesday, July 30, 2024.

Bolts that helped secure a panel to the frame of a Boeing 737 Max 9 were missing before the panel blew off the Alaska Airlines plane last month, according to accident investigators. The National ...

Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 was only six minutes into its flight after taking off from Portland International Airport when the door plug came loose and fell to the ground below. Luckily, no one ...

The door plug from the Alaska Airlines Flight 1282’s Boeing 737-9 MAX airplane is shown at the National Transportation Safety Board laboratory, in Washington, Tuesday, July 30, 2024.

NTSB says missing bolts among ‘deficiencies’ that led to Alaska Airlines door plug blowout by: Aimee Plante Posted: Jun 25, 2025 / 08:09 AM CDT Updated: Jun 25, 2025 / 08:20 AM CDT ...