Older Boeing plane found to have missing panel after flight from California to southern Oregon
blew off a Boeing Max 9 jet in midair just minutes after an Alaska Airlines flight took off from Portland, leaving a gaping hole and forcing pilots to make an emergency landing. There were no serious injuries.
The door plug was eventually found in the backyard of a high school physics teacher in southwest Portland, along with other debris from the flight scattered nearby. The Department of Justice has launched a criminal investigation.
On March 6, fumes detected in the cabin of a Boeing 737-800 Alaska Airlines flight destined for Phoenix caused pilots to head back to the Portland airport. The Port of Portland said passengers and crew noticed the fumes and the flight landed safely.
Seven people including passengers and crew requested medical evaluations, but no one was hospitalized, officials said. ___ Baumann reported from Bellingham, Washington.
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