On Saturday, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced it grounded 171 Boeing 737 Max 9 airliners after an incident involving an Alaska Airlines aircraft, in which a panel covering an emergency exit blew off in flight, resulting in depressurization and an emergency landing. No deaths or serious injuries were reported from the incident.
FAA Administrator Mike Whitaker said:
The FAA is requiring immediate inspections of certain Boeing 737 MAX 9 planes before they can return to flight. Safety will continue to drive our decision-making as we assist the NTSB’s [National Transportation Safety Board] investigation into Alaska Airlines Flight 1282.
The report continued:
The order came after Alaska Airlines flight 1282 from Portland, Oregon, to Ontario, California, experienced an “incident” shortly after departure. The aircraft, which was carrying 171 passengers and six crew…
