<h5>What happened to the plane?</h5><p>Recently, Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 suffered a blowout, causing a huge hole in the fuselage. The Boeing 737 Max 9 plane was flying from Portland (Oregon) to Ontario (California) in the USA. A few minutes after takeoff, a door plug broke away.</p><p>The door plug was used to fill an emergency escape built into the plane but was not required by Alaska Airlines. The cabin abruptly depressurised after the blowout. This resulted in a surge of air that pulled off the flight crew's headsets and sent phones and other objects flying out of the plane.</p><p>Flight data showed that the aircraft had risen to around 16,000 feet (4,876 metres) when the tragedy occurred.</p><div class="raw-html-embed"><figure> <video width="100%" controls=""> <source src="https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/newsahoot.appspot.com/o/alaska-airlines-plane-door-comes-off-mid-flight%2FAircraft%202.mp4?alt=media&amp;token=322e6e8f-2f4a-4fdb-88f4-7348f834d1a0" type="video/mp4"> </video> <figcaption>A video of the incident. Video by Morning Brew.</figcaption> </figure></div><h5>Oh no! What happened to the passengers?</h5><p>The plane had to make an emergency landing in Portland. It landed safely with all passengers and crew members. Thankfully, no passengers were sitting next to the cabin door. However, the shirt of a young boy seated in the row was ripped off, injuring him slightly. Several other passengers also sustained some injuries.</p><h5>What was the reason behind the blowout?</h5><figure class="image"><img src="https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/newsahoot.appspot.com/o/alaska-airlines-plane-door-comes-off-mid-flight%2FDoor.jpg?alt=media&amp;token=a44eab00-33c8-4043-b230-d2064fac2c5f"><figcaption>The door plug recovered by NTSB. Photo by NTSB Newsroom.</figcaption></figure><p>The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said the door plug had been discovered. The agency said this discovery could help understand the cause of the blowout. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), NTSB, Boeing, Alaska Airlines, and other organisations are investigating the incident to find out what exactly happened.</p><p>Investigators have identified the components that may have caused the refrigerator-sized door plug to come free, but they have yet to determine why it blew out.</p><h5>What’s the aftermath of this incident?</h5><p>The FAA grounded many Boeing 737 Max 9 planes after the incident occurred. Currently, only two airlines in the United States fly the Boeing 737 Max 9: Alaska Airlines and United Airlines.</p><p>Both companies grounded their planes while the incident was being investigated. The companies also claim they have found loose bolts on door plugs on some of their grounded Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft.</p><p>Alaska Airlines also reported the people preparing its 737 Max 9 fleet for inspection revealed that some loose hardware was visible on several aircraft. Following the incident, many countries and operators have also grounded their Boeing 737 Max 9 planes for inspection.</p><p>India announced that a one-time Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft inspection has been completed. None of the country's airlines operates the 737 MAX 9 aircraft. Let’s hope the investigation shows what was wrong so that such accidents can be avoided.</p>

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