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Parts Removal Problems Well-Known Within Boeing Before Alaska 737-9 Accident

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Credit: NTSB
Boeing was concerned enough about compliance with parts-removal requirements to have the issue under a formal safety risk assessment when an Alaska Airlines 737-9 lost a panel that was improperly removed during production, testimony during an NTSB hearing on the January accident revealed. Employees...
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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