US Official Says Boeing Hasn’t Turned Over Records About Work on the Panel That Blew Off a Jetliner

US Official Says Boeing Hasn’t Turned Over Records About Work on the Panel That Blew Off a Jetliner
A gaping hole where the paneled-over door had been at the fuselage plug area of Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 in Portland on Jan. 7, 2024. National Transportation Safety Board via AP
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Boeing has refused to tell investigators who worked on the door plug that later blew off a jetliner during flight in January, the chair of the National Transportation Safety Board said Wednesday.

The company also hasn’t provided documentation about a repair job that included removing and reinstalling the panel on the Boeing 737 Max 9—or even whether Boeing kept records—Jennifer Homendy told a Senate committee.