In the news of WSJ, based on people with knowledge of the subject, it was claimed that some of the bolts of the Alaska Airlines plane were missing when it left the factory.
In the news, it was claimed that the factory workers were thought to have missing the bolts while installing the door of the “737 MAX 9” type passenger plane during production.
Alaska Airlines Chief Executive (CEO) Ben Minicucci, in his statement to the NBC channel, stated that they found many loose bolts as a result of their inspections on the “Boeing Max 9” planes in their fleet.
A PART WAS BROUGHT OFF FROM HIS BODY
The “Boeing 737 MAX 9” type passenger plane belonging to Alaska Airlines made an emergency landing on the evening of January 5 due to a piece of its fuselage breaking off while in the air. While the plane traveling from Oregon to California had to make an emergency landing approximately 35 minutes after take-off, it was reported that there were no passengers in the section where the piece of the fuselage broke off.
In the written statement made by Alaska Airlines, it was noted that the plane landed safely with 171 passengers and 6 cabin crew.
In the statement, it was stated that 65 “737 MAX 9” type aircraft would be temporarily taken out of use for inspection, and that the inspections were estimated to last a few days. The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced that “Boeing 737 MAX 9” planes will not be flown until the operators complete the necessary inspections.
