Boeing Under Pressure as Loose Parts Found in 737 Max 9 Jets

Federal investigators are examining whether missing bolts led to a door panel flying off mid-flight, leading to hundreds of flight cancellations.

Federal investigators are examining whether four bolts that were supposed to help hold a door panel in place might have been missing when an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 took off, leading to the panel flying off mid-flight.
Alaska and United Airlines have reported finding loose parts in the panels of some other Boeing 737 Max 9 jets, leading to hundreds of flights being cancelled.
Boeing has called an online meeting for all employees to discuss safety and pledged to address any findings that airlines make during their inspections of Max 9 jets.
The door plugs are inserted where emergency exit doors would be located on Max 9s with more than about 200 seats. Alaska and United have fewer seats in their Max 9s, so they replace heavy doors with the plugs.
Shares of Boeing fell 8% and Spirit AeroSystems, which installs the door plugs on Max jets, dropped 11% on Monday.