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NTSB Chair says systemic failures led to door plug flying off Boeing 737 Max plane midflight

She said the incident never should have happened if Boeing and the FAA had done enough to ensure the safety of the Boeing 737 Max plane.

FILE – This image taken Jan. 7, 2024, and released by the National Transportation Safety Board, shows the section of a a Boeing 737 Max where a door plug fell while Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 was in flight. (NTSB via AP, File)
FILE – This image taken Jan. 7, 2024, and released by the National Transportation Safety Board, shows the section of a a Boeing 737 Max where a door plug fell while Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 was in flight. (NTSB via AP, File)
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Homendy said “the crew shouldn’t have had to be heroes.”

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