Hearing Seeks Insight Into Blowout on Boeing Jet That Pilots Said Threw Flight Into ‘Chaos’

Hearing Seeks Insight Into Blowout on Boeing Jet That Pilots Said Threw Flight Into ‘Chaos’
An opening in the fuselage where a door plug fell from Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 in Portland, Ore., on Jan. 7, 2024. National Transportation Safety Board via AP
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Boeing factory workers say they were pressured to work too fast and asked to perform jobs that they weren’t qualified for, including opening and closing the door plug that later blew off an Alaska Airlines jet.

Those accounts from inside the company were disclosed Tuesday, as federal investigators opened a two-day hearing into the blowout, which further tarnished Boeing’s safety reputation and left it facing new legal jeopardy.