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Investigators have successfully located the missing door from Alaska Airlines that became detached mid-air on January 5. The search for the door plugin Portland, the departure city of the Boeing 737 Max 9 involved in the mid-air incident, has concluded with the discovery of the door.


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00:00 Investigators have successfully located the missing door from Alaska Airlines that became
00:07 detached midair on January 5.
00:10 The search for the door plug-in Portland, the departure city of the Boeing 737 MAX 9
00:15 involved in the midair incident, has concluded with the discovery of the door.
00:19 A schoolteacher identified as Bob has discovered the missing door from Alaska Airlines in his
00:24 yard, announced the chair of the organization leading the investigation on Monday.
00:28 Subsequently, National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy expressed excitement
00:34 during a press conference, stating, "I am excited to announce that we found the door
00:38 plug."
00:39 Homendy acknowledged and thanked the resident, Bob, who shared two photos of the item with
00:43 the NTSB.
00:44 She added, "We are going to pick that up and ensure that we begin analyzing it."
00:49 As the first day of the NTSB's investigation concluded, the agency's chairperson highlighted
00:53 certain complications impeding the process.
00:56 Notably, the event record on the plane's cockpit voice recorder had been inadvertently
01:00 overwritten and the door plug had not been located.
01:04 Expressing disappointment during a press conference on Sunday night, chairperson Homendy remarked,
01:08 "That is unfortunately a loss for us."
01:10 She emphasized that this loss of voice data is a setback for safety.
01:14 Homendy advocated for extending the minimum recording time on these devices from two hours
01:19 to 25 hours, a measure that could enhance the likelihood of preserving cockpit voice
01:23 data in the event of such accidents.
01:26 Speaking about the communication issues and cures on board the Boeing 737 MAX 9, she said
01:30 that the flight crew reported hearing a loud noise and the cabin depressurized rapidly
01:35 as the door blew out.
01:36 Airlines and safety bodies around the world grounded some versions of the Boeing 737 MAX
01:41 9 jets pending inspections, with dozens of flights cancelled after the incident.
01:46 The Federal Aviation Administration has mandated immediate inspections for specific Boeing
01:50 737 MAX 9 planes before they can resume flight, affecting around 171 aircraft globally.
01:56 Each inspection is expected to take four to eight hours.
01:59 Major carriers, including US-based Alaska and United Airlines, have grounded their MAX
02:03 9 planes.
02:04 For inspection, smaller fleets like Turkish Airlines have followed suit.
02:09 Boeing, having delivered approximately 218 of the 737 MAX planes worldwide, acknowledged
02:15 the impact on the affected carriers.
02:18 The incident involving Alaska Flight 1282 departing from Portland International Airport
02:23 prompted a quick return due to a reported pressurization issue.
02:26 Fortunately, there were no major injuries.
02:28 Images shared on social media revealed a significant hole in the side panel with emergency oxygen
02:33 masks deployed.
02:35 Boeing has faced challenges with technical and quality control issues related to its
02:39 737 MAX models.
02:41 In December, the company advised airlines to inspect MAX aircraft for loose hardware
02:45 on plane rudder control systems after a missing nut was discovered during routine maintenance.
02:50 The global grounding of Boeing's 737 MAX planes followed two crashes in 2018 and 2019,
02:56 resulting in 346 fatalities.
02:57 The FAA only approved their return to service after Boeing implemented changes to the flight
03:02 control system.
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