"NTSB Investigates Loose Bolts on United Airlines Boeing 737 After Fuselage Blowout"
TL;DR
Bob Sauer, a Portland resident, found the missing door plug from Alaska Airlines flight 1282 in his backyard after the plane's fuselage blowout. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) had been searching for the piece, and Sauer's discovery surprised him. Other residents in the area also found plane parts, including a headrest and a cellphone. NTSB officials collected the items for further inspection, and Sauer's physics background helped him understand how the door plug landed intact in his backyard.
- 'It was a surprise,' Portland man says after finding missing door plug from Alaska flight fuselage blowout WKRC TV Cincinnati
- United Airlines finds loose bolts on Boeing 737 jet doors CNN
- The NTSB is doing a ‘thorough’ investigation into this: Diana Furchtgott-Roth Fox News
- Boeing's mid-flight drama is a severe blow to a troubled company Financial Times
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