Daily Memo: Forever-Lost Data Limits Potential Safety Benefits From Alaska Accident

NTSB investigators Alaska 737-9 cockpit
Credit: NTSB
A lot of things went right after an insert blocking a door-sized gap in an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-9 ripped away as the aircraft was climbing through 16,000 ft. on a seemingly routine flight Jan. 5. The door plug didn’t strike the airframe or a flight control surface on the way down and didn’t...
Sean Broderick

Senior Air Transport & Safety Editor Sean Broderick covers aviation safety, MRO, and the airline business from Aviation Week Network's Washington, D.C. office.

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