(ConservativeJournal.org) – After a recent incident involving a Boeing jetliners door flying off mid-flight, federal authorities revealed on Sunday, January 7, that an aircraft had been excluded from flying to Hawaii because of similar recurring warning indications.
Alaska Airlines made the decision to limit the plane’s operations to shorter routes over land after a specific warning light, potentially signaling pressurization issues, activated during 3 separate flights. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Chair Jennifer Homendy elaborated that this precautionary measure aimed to make sure the aircraft’s ability to promptly return to an airport should the warning appear again or if a more dangerous issue were to appear.
However, Homendy said it is possible that this illuminated pressurization light issue might not be directly linked to the incident that happened in a Boeing aircraft on Friday, January 5. During this incident, a protective covering over an unused exit door detached from the Boeing 737 Max 9 while airborne over Oregon, approximately 3 miles above ground.
Providing further insights, Homendy said that the door that flew off had been located near Portland, Oregon, thanks to a local schoolteacher who found it in his backyard.
In a briefing after the incident, Homendy shed light on the chaos experienced within the aircraft at the time of the incident. The sudden detachment of the door plug created a noticeable gap in the aircraft’s structure. Fortunately, the plane managed to land safely back in Portland, and everybody on board was safe.
Homendy described the immediate aftermath as troubling, saying the entire situation was intense. The sudden depressurization caused the forceful removal of headsets from both the first officer and the captain, and some people even lost their phones and small items. She also noted that essential flight reference materials, typically accessible to the crew, were also ejected from the cockpit.
Because of the incident, many Boeings were grounded to be checked if they have similar issues so that something like this does not happen again.
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