- Boeing is under investigation by the DOJ
- Investigators are investigating the door swing that occurred last month on an Alaska Airlines flight
- The company could be held criminally liable
The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating Boeing after the door plug blew last month to see if the company can be held criminally liable.
The DOJ is investigating the blowout that occurred on a Boeing 737 Max 9 on January 5, Bloomberg reported.
An Alaska Airlines plane was destroyed when a door blew into the air at 16,000 feet after the door panel slid up.
Investigators inspected the plane to see if the four bolts that held the panel in place might have been missing when the plane took off.
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) conducted the inspection of the plane after the door flew off and landed in the backyard of a suburban home in Portland, Oregon.
The US Department of Justice is investigating Boeing after its door plug blew last month to see if the company can be held criminally liable
The DOJ is investigating the blowout that occurred on a Boeing 737 Max 9 on January 5, Bloomberg reported
Investigators inspecting the Alaska Airlines plane that was destroyed when a door blew out at 16,000 feet are investigating whether four bolts that were supposed to help hold the panel in place may have been missing when the plane took off
The door flew off and landed in the backyard of a suburban home in Portland, Oregon
Alaska and United Airlines separately reported finding loose parts in the panels – or door plugs – of some other Boeing 737 Max 9 jets.
According to Boeing’s latest annual report, the DOJ was considering whether the company was meeting its obligations under the Deferred Prosecution Agreement (DPA).
If the DOJ decides to reject the information, it will need court approval.
If prosecutors decide that the bursting of the door plug constitutes a violation of that agreement, Boeing could be held criminally liable, the Bloomberg report said.
Boeing has been desperately trying to explain and strengthen safety procedures following the January 5 incident involving Alaska Airlines’ brand new 737 MAX 9.
According to The Air Current, United has reportedly found loose bolts and other parts on plug doors on at least five of its planes.
NTSB investigators sit in the cockpit as they investigate what caused a plug covering a spot left for an emergency door to tear off the plane while flying at 16,000 feet
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) conducted an inspection of the plane after a door panel slid up before it flew away
NTSB investigators are seen in the cabin conducting their inspection after the 737 Max 9 was grounded
“Since we began preliminary inspections on Saturday, we have found cases that appear to be related to installation issues in the door plug, for example bolts that required additional tightening,” United told DailyMail.com last month.
“These findings will be addressed by our Tech Ops team to safely return the aircraft to service.”
Alaska said that when it began investigating its Max 9s and that “initial reports from our engineers indicate that loose hardware was visible in some aircraft.”
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