On the afternoon of January 5, local time, an Alaska Airlines flight made an emergency landing shortly after taking off from Portland, Oregon, and a window and part of the fuselage were missing, and the aircraft was a Boeing 737 MAX 9 passenger plane. On January 6, Nandu reporters learned from Boeing that Boeing's technical team is ready to support the investigation. Alaska Airlines said in a statement that it has decided to temporarily ground 65 Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft.
An Alaska Airlines flight made an emergency landing.
According to US media reports, on the afternoon of the 5th local time, an Alaska Airlines flight made an emergency landing shortly after taking off from Portland, Oregon, and a window and part of the fuselage were missing. The Boeing 737 MAX 9 passenger plane took off at 16:52 local time on the 5th and returned 20 minutes later.
One window and part of the fuselage of the flight were missing.
A photo taken by passengers published by local media showed a large part of the plane's fuselage and a window missing, and the oxygen mask falling off. The incident is being investigated by the National Transportation Safety Board.
It is operated by a Boeing 737 MAX 9 airliner.
Nandu reporters learned from Boeing that the company has noticed the incident involving Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 and is working to gather more information and contact the airline. Boeing's technical team stands ready to support the investigation.
On the 6th local time, Alaska Airlines issued a statement on the official account of the social media platform that the company decided to temporarily suspend 65 Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft.
According to Boeing China, the 737 MAX 9 has a maximum passenger capacity of 220 people. On April 13, 2017 local time, the Boeing 737 MAX 9 successfully completed its first flight in Seattle.
The Boeing 737 MAX family has been caught in turmoil many times. Nandu previously reported that on October 29, 2018, a Boeing 737 MAX8 plane of Indonesia's Lion Air crashed 13 minutes after taking off from Jakarta, killing 189 people on board. Less than half a year later, on March 10, 2019, Ethiopian Airlines flight ET302, which was carrying 157 people, crashed six minutes after takeoff, also in the form of a 737 MAX8. After the accident, the Civil Aviation Administration of China decisively grounded the 737 MAX8, and the aircraft was subsequently grounded worldwide.
On December 29, 2023, Nandu reporters learned from the FAA that on December 28, local time, after consultation with the FAA, Boeing released information to multiple operators, asking airlines to inspect all of their 737MAX jets to determine if there is hardware that may be loose on the specific levers that control rudder movement.
Written by: Nandu reporter Zhang Linfei