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Damning NTSB report reveals reason door blew off Alaska Airlines 737 Max mid-flight after Boeing issued bizarre excuse A federal investigation revealed that major errors by Boeing led to a door plug flying off an Alaska Airlines 737 Max mid flight, putting the lives of 175 passengers and crew at risk. The National Transportation Safety Board said a flawed manufacturing process within Boeing and insufficient regulatory oversight caused the near catastrophic disaster. 'An accident like this only happens when there are multiple system failures,' NTSB chairman Jennifer Homendy said. The NTSB has been investigating what went so wrong just six minutes into the January 2024 flight from Portland, Oregon, to Ontario, California. The initial probe found four key bolts that were meant to hold the door plug in place were were missing from the aircraft. It has since been established the door left Boeing's factory in Renton, Washington without those crucial bolts. Just one of those bolts, if properly secured, would have held the door panel in place, and the other three were supposed to be used as an additional safety mechanism. But without any, the panel had shifted slightly upward during earlier flights, but not enough for any crew members to notice a difference when they did their final safety inspections before takeoff. The airline gave the bizarre excuse that a paperwork mishap led to the debacle. Also, investigators noted that Boeing
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