hello. and welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m michael holmes. a terrifying incident leaves many boeing 737 max 9s temporarily grounded and 177 passengers and crew feeling lucky to be alive. we re actually now waiting for a news briefing from the u.s. national transportation safety board. that s set to begin at any minute, and we will bring it to you live. they ll be discussing what happened on alaska airlines flight 1282 on friday. officials and witnesses say a part of the fuselage called a plug blew off during the plane s ascent leaving a gaping doorway sized hole in the side of the jet while it was an altitude of 16,000 feet. that s around 4,900 meters. incredibly the plane made a successful emergency landing and there were injuries but none of them serious. now, after the alaska airlines emergency, the u.s. federal aviation administration temporarily grounded certain boeing 737 max 9 aircraft operated by u.s. airlines or in u.s. terri
they wouldn t be looking at actual metal, metal llurgy or construction of the parts or hidden defects if you will. so it appears that the method of compliance with this air wave directive is to look at the door, make sure it s shut and locked. and they also have to test pressurization. so they will do a pressure test to make sure that the aircraft each of the aircraft properly pressurizes. you make a really good point there because if you do a visual inspection or check the seals, check the locking mechanism and then say, okay, this one s good to go, what if it does turns out to be a metallurgical issue or a latching issue that the investigation reveals? should these planes be flying until we know? well, you know, that s i think why they didn t want to