The US Federal Aviation Administration – FAA has ordered the temporary grounding of certain B737-9s operated by US carriers or in US territory after an Alaska Airlines (AS, Seattle Tacoma International) MAX 9, N704AL (msn 67501), saw its left-hand rear mid-cabin plugged exit door separate mid-flight, resulting in an explosive decompression on Friday, January 5.

“The FAA is requiring immediate inspections of certain Boeing 737 MAX 9 planes before they can return to flight,” FAA Administrator Mike Whitaker said in a…

Source: ch aviation
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