Shortly after Alaska Airlines flight 1282, with 171 passengers on board, had taken off and was at an altitude of 5,000 meters, a problem arose with the pressure in the cabin. An emergency exit door and an associated window were pushed out and detached from the fuselage. No passengers were physically harmed – but many began searching for the aircraft door which could reveal more about the fault on the plane. “Didn’t feel likely” Over the weekend, Portland teacher Bob Sauer followed the news coverage, but he didn’t think to go out and check for the wreckage himself. – It didn’t seem likely that it would be on my plot, he says. But after some urging from a friend and neighbor, he finally went out into the grounds on Sunday night. – I took my flashlight and went behind the house where it is very dark, because I have woods there. In the light from the flashlight, I could see something shining white on the ground, he continues. The emergency door was completely intact The door, which fell from a height of 5,000 meters, was found intact among bushes and trees in Sauer’s backyard. It has been taken into the custody of US authorities. US airline United Airlines has discovered loose bolts at similarly plugged emergency doors on “several” Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft. United has “found several examples that appear to be related to door hole installation issues, such as bolts that require additional tightening,” writes the company in a statement. Several airlines around the world have now temporarily stopped flights with the Boeing 737 MAX 9, as the model is called.
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