The crucial discovery was announced by the National Transportation Safety Board two days after the Boeing 737 MAX 9 was forced to make an emergency landing when the missing piece left a gaping hole in the aircraft — threatening the safety of the more than 170 people aboard.
The door plug that blew off an Alaska Airlines plane mid-flight was found by a Portland school teacher in his backyard, federal officials said Sunday.
The crucial discovery was announced by the National Transportation Safety Board two days after the Boeing 737 MAX 9 was forced to make an emergency landing when the missing piece left a gaping hole in the aircraft — threatening the safety of the more than 170 people aboard.
“We are really pleased that Bob found this,” said NTSB chair Jennifer Homendy, who would only divulge the educator’s last name.
“We’re gonna go pick that up and make sure that we begin analyzing it,” she said at a press briefing just moments after learning it was located.
More details about the plug were not revealed, including the address where the missing equipment landed.
