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Forum: Accidents and Close Calls

8th Jan 2024, 00:18

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Alaska Airlines 737-900 MAX loses a door in-flight out of PDX

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Posted By Tobin

Relating to the question of why the plug opened...

Relating to the question of why the plug opened on this particular flight an not any of the earlier ones:
As I understand it, while the springs provide an assist to lifting the door upward, they...

Forum: Accidents and Close Calls

7th Jan 2024, 12:46

Replies: 1,950

Alaska Airlines 737-900 MAX loses a door in-flight out of PDX

Views: 935,802

Posted By Tobin

There is a huge difference between a sensor...

There is a huge difference between a sensor temporarily failing with the pilot making completely unwarranted inputs commanding the plane into a stall, versus a system that actively and repeatedly...

Forum: Accidents and Close Calls

7th Jan 2024, 00:08

Replies: 1,950

Alaska Airlines 737-900 MAX loses a door in-flight out of PDX

Views: 935,802

Posted By Tobin

This seems consistent with the videos explaining...

This seems consistent with the videos explaining it, but it immediately raises the questions:

Why is the plug door, which is never meant to be opened, designed such that it can be raised out of...

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