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Boeing 737 Max 9 Grounded for Inspections After Emergency Landing

The FAA's decision comes after a panel used to plug an unused emergency exit blew off an Alaska Airlines jet, forcing an emergency landing.

  • An Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 jetliner was forced to make an emergency landing after a panel used to plug an unused emergency exit blew off the aircraft shortly after takeoff.
  • The Federal Aviation Administration has temporarily grounded Boeing 737 Max 9 jets for inspections of the area around the door plug.
  • The door plug was found in the backyard of a Portland teacher, and will be examined for signs of how it broke free.
  • Prior to the incident, the plane had been restricted from long flights over water due to a warning light that had repeatedly gone off, possibly indicating a pressurization problem.
  • The cockpit voice recorder from the flight was overwritten and did not preserve the audio from the incident.
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