FAA Grounds Boeing Max Planes After Panel Blow Out

CNBC reports:

The Federal Aviation Administration on Saturday ordered airlines to ground more than 170 Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft for inspections, a day after after a panel on one blew out in the middle of an Alaska Airlines flight. The emergency airworthiness directive will affect planes worldwide and applies to U.S. airlines and carriers operating in U.S. territory.

Images and video of Alaska’s Boeing 737 Max 9 shared on social media showed a gaping hole on the side of the plane and passengers using oxygen masks before it returned to Portland. “Safety will continue to drive our decision-making as we assist the NTSB’s investigation into Alaska Airlines Flight 1282,” FAA Administrator Mike Whitaker said in a statement.

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BREAKING: Federal officials order grounding of Boeing 737-9 Max jetliners after a plane suffers a blowout https://t.co/lzCri2eCty

— The Associated Press (@AP) January 6, 2024

The FAA is requiring immediate inspections of certain Boeing 737 MAX 9 planes before they can return to flight.

Safety will continue to drive our decision-making as we assist the @NTSB’s investigation into Alaska Airlines Flight 1282. – @FAA_Mike pic.twitter.com/YsuQimg2pq

— The FAA ✈️ (@FAANews) January 6, 2024

The Federal Aviation Administration said that they will require “immediate inspections of certain Boeing 737 Max 9 planes” after the window on one such plane blew out mid-flight on Friday. https://t.co/73uInuc8rw

— CBS News (@CBSNews) January 6, 2024