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 737-9 MAX passenger plane took off at 4:52 p.m. local time on the 5th and returned 20 minutes later.
According to the aviation tracking website FlightAware, the airliner flew up to an altitude of 4,876 meters that day before starting to lower altitude.
Photos on social networking sites show parts of the plane that appear to be missing the door, when the oxygen mask on the airliner had been ejected.
According to local television reports, some passengers' mobile phones were sucked in the air and a child's shirt was ripped off due to the "sudden decompression" of the airliner. However, no injuries were made to the passengers on board.
The National Transportation Safety Board said it was investigating the incident. According to Reuters, Boeing said in a statement that it was investigating the incident.
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