Plug doors are held in place by the higher pressure inside the aircraft. What happened on Alaska Airlines flight 1282 involved a door plug, which is held by bolts.

Five hours of testimony at the NTSB hearing on a January 2024 door-plug accident reveals it could have been much worse.

Though the incident involved a different aircraft type, it reignited public curiosity—and concern—over door plug integrity. While the 737-900ER and the MAX 9 are structurally different, both ...

A plug-type door physically cannot be opened unless the pressure is equal on both sides of the door. ... but can also be found on other aircraft types as well, such as the Airbus A321neo.

National Transportation Safety Board investigators on Tuesday made new safety recommendations following the Jan. 5, 2024, ...

A new 737 Max door plug design is engineered to make it more difficult for factory workers to install the door plug ...

The NTSB is calling out Boeing for improper training and oversight of its factory workers that caused the 2024 Alaska ...

Investigators found that four key bolts had been missing from the door plug to the Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft when it took off from Portland, Oregon, on Jan. 5, 2024.

Plug doors are held in place by the higher pressure inside the aircraft. What happened on Alaska Airlines flight 1282 involved a door plug, which is held by bolts.