NTSB
NTSB confirmed four bolts needed to secure exit door (MED) plug on Alaska Airlines' 737-9 were removed on Boeing's factory floor (by Spirit AeroSystems' workers) as part of pre-delivery repair of damaged fuselage and never re-installed.
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