Boeing responds to damning NTSB report which ties plane door plug blowout to missing bolts
by Michelle Del Rey
Feb 06, 2024
3 minutes
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Boeing has responded to a damning National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) preliminary report which found that four critical bolts were missing from a door plug that blew out on a Boeing 737 Max 9 plane last month, sparking a midair emergency.
“Whatever final conclusions are reached, Boeing is accountable for what happened. An event like this must not happen on an airplane that leaves our factory,” CEO said in a statement following the release of the report on Tuesday.
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