One Boeing 737 Max 9 It had to make an emergency landing 35 minutes after takeoff due to a surprising problem. was left. New steps have been taken in this regard.
Reported on BBC Alaska Airlines’ Boeing 737 Max 9 passenger plane had to return to Portland after a piece of the fuselage, including a window, broke off 35 minutes after takeoff. Alaska Airlines said there were 171 passengers and 6 crew members on board and that the plane “landed safely.” The airline noted that its 737 Max 9 aircraft fleet, consisting of 65 aircraft, will be “temporarily” taken out of service for safety inspections. However, the Federal Aviation Administration, officially known as the Federal Aviation Administration, a government agency affiliated with the United States Department of Transportation, took a bigger step and Following the incident, 171 737 Max 9 aircraft were temporarily banned from flying. In its announcement, the agency said that they would send a team to examine the Max 9s whose flight was blocked, which would take approximately four to eight hours per aircraft. As you have just learned, THY has also taken a step in this regard. THY Press Counselor Yahya Üstün said the following in his statement on his X account: Wrote:
“Following the incident on Alaska Airlines’ Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft, as a result of the preliminary investigation of the authorities, 5 Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft in the THY fleet were requested to be examined as a precaution. Until the technical investigation process in the incident is completed and the measures requested by the authorities are taken, THY will not It has decided to withdraw 5 737 MAX 9 aircraft in its fleet from operation at the airport where they will first land. “Flight safety is our top priority.”
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Among the passengers who spoke about the incident Diego Murillo, He described how the resulting gap was “as wide as a refrigerator” and that he heard a loud sound that sounded like an explosion as the oxygen masks fell from above. “At that time, they said a child’s shirt was pulled into the gap and his mother held him down to keep him from flying,” he told Portland-based KPTV. This part of the plane’s fuselage can reportedly be used as an additional emergency exit by some operators, but it is not used for this purpose by Alaska Airlines.
THY also took a step on this issue:
Following the incident on Alaska Airlines’ Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft, as a result of the preliminary investigation of the authorities, 5 Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft in the Turkish Airlines fleet were requested to be examined for precautionary purposes.
The technical investigation process in the incident has been completed and the request by the authorities…
— Yahya ÜSTÜN (@yhyustun) January 6, 2024
@strawberr.vy Girls’ trip turned into emergency landing trip… #Alaska #alaskaair