Event

Alaska Airlines flight 1282

In-flight separation of a door plug on a Boeing 737-9 after takeoff from Portland, Oregon, on 5 January 2024; no one died.

4 links, 4 backed by primary records. 2 more in open data

Connections 4

Boeing manufacturer; the NTSB found its training, guidance and oversight inadequate Primary record 1
Federal Aviation Administration regulator; the NTSB found its surveillance ineffective and contributing Primary record 1
National Transportation Safety Board investigator Primary record 2

Timeline 1 date

Proof 2 sources

Aviation Investigation Report AIR-25-04: In-Flight Separation of Left Mid Exit Door Plug, Alaska Airlines Flight 1282, National Transportation Safety Board, 11 Jul 2025. Primary record
The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the in-flight separation of the left mid exit door (MED) plug due to Boeing Commercial Airplanes’ failure to provide adequate training, guidance, and oversight
Contributing to the accident was the Federal Aviation Administration’s ineffective compliance enforcement surveillance and audit planning activities
Seven passengers and one flight attendant reported injuries that were classified as minor
Boeing’s Inadequate “Training, Guidance and Oversight” Led to Mid-Exit Door Plug Blowout on Passenger Jet, National Transportation Safety Board, 24 Jun 2025. Primary record
Investigators determined that the door plug was opened without the required documentation in Boeing’s Renton, Washington, factory on Sept. 18, 2023

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