Multiple Boeing and FAA failures led to door panel falling off in flight

Multiple Boeing and FAA failures led to door panel falling off in flight

The heroic actions of the crew of Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 ensured everyone survived last year when a door plug panel flew off the plane shortly after takeoff from Portland, leaving a gaping hole that sucked objects out of the cabin, National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy said June 24. But, Homendy said, “the crew shouldn’t have had to be heroes, because this accident never...