decompression. in prepping their planes for faa mandated emergency inspections, alaska airlines and united airlines both report issues with door plugs on an undies closed number of grounded max 9s mechanics found some lose hardware was visible. united says it found possible door plug installation issues and bolts that need ed additionl tightening. investigators are searching for the door plug bolts from friday s incident, potentially key evidence. we have not yet recovered the four bolts that restrain it from its vertical movement, and we have not yet determined if they existed there. reporter: a max 9 door plug is secured by high air pressure inside the plane pushing 12 tabs on thehe door against matching tabs on the plane s frame. a total of four bolts at the top and bottom of the door can be
US News: United Airlines discovers loose bolts and installation issues on some Boeing 737 Max 9 jets during inspections following a mid-flight fuselage blowout
say they found loose parts on boeing 737 max 9 jets. a panel ripped off the side of a plane mid-flight. cheryl casone is here with more. hi, cheryl. cheryl: this story continues. united and american airlines finding loose parts after last we week s united has 79 of them. united saying since we began inspection on saturday, we found installation issues in the door plug. bolts that need tightening. this will be remied to return the aircraft to service. watch. we have not yet recovered the
airlines both report issues with door plugs on an undisclosed number of now grounded max 9s. alaska says mechanics found some loose hardware was visible. united says it found possible door plug installation issues and bolts that needed additional tightening. now investigators are searching for the door plug bolts from friday s incident, potentially key evidence. we have not yet recovered the four bolts that restrain it from its vertical movement. and we have not yet determined if they existed there. a max 9 door plug is secured by high air pressure inside the plane pushing 12 tabs on the door against matching tabs on the plane s frame. a total of four bolts at the top and bottom of the door can be removed for maintenance. but without them, the door could slide out of place. by design, if the bolts are there, it prevents the door from transiting upwards and disengaging from the stop fittings and flying off the