An iPhone belonging to one of the passengers was found Boeing 737 Max 9 Alaska Airlines lost part of the plane's fuselage, including a window, mid-flight, forcing it to make an emergency landing in Portland, Oregon, 35 minutes after the start of the flight to California, late last year. Friday afternoon.
Apple's cell phone fell from a height of more than five thousand meters and is still working. The device was found still running, with approximately half of its battery drained, and on the screen was the email receipt for the passenger's baggage check-in.
The only damage that can be seen at first glance is the broken charger cable that remains at the entrance to the device, as the owner of the property where the cell phone fell, Sinathan Bates, explained to X.
“Found my iPhone on the side of the road…still in airplane mode, with half battery power and unlocked at baggage claim for #AlaskaAirlines flight ASA1282. Survived 16,000 foot fall completely intact! When I called Zoe from the NTSB [Conselho Nacional de Segurança nos Transportes]He told me this was the second phone he could find. No door yet😅 In case you didn't see, there's still a broken charger cable inside! These were *pulled* out the door (sorry I didn't take a better picture before handing them in haha),” the posts read.
In case you didn't see it, there was a broken charger plug still inside! The thing has been snatched from the door
(sorry I didn't get a better picture before handing it in haha) pic.twitter.com/tMQ7XQNHeW
-Seanathan Bates (@SeanSafyre) January 8, 2024
Also on Monday, North American carrier United Airlines confirmed that, like Alaska Airlines' Boeing 737 MAX 9, it had found loose bolts in several of its planes of the same model, after the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) requested operations. Exceptional inspection of all its aircraft. American companies use this type of aircraft. United Airlines did not disclose the number of aircraft on which the problem was identified.
“Since we began initial inspections on Saturday, we have found instances that appear to be related to problems installing the window blocks — for example, bolts that require additional tightening,” United officials said in a statement.
An Alaska Airlines plane makes an emergency landing after a window “exploded” mid-flight
The company confirmed that the Boeing 737 MAX 9 plane, carrying 177 passengers and crew, “landed safely.”
The plane deviated from its course after climbing 16,000 feet (4,875 meters) about six minutes after takeoff at 5:07 p.m. on Friday, according to flight tracking data from the website FlightAware. It landed again at 17:26.
Flight 1282 and our next steps with the Boeing MAX-9: https://t.co/LFxJvQYNcA pic.twitter.com/oemRokr1tz
– Alaska Airlines (@AlaskaAir) January 6, 2024
A passenger sent a photo to the news channel Kato-TVFrom Portland, a hole is visible in the side of the plane next to the passenger seats. other agency, KPTV-TVIt published pictures sent by a passenger showing that a large part of the plane’s fuselage had disappeared.
The Federal Aviation Administration (AFA) said the plane landed safely after the crew reported a pressure problem.
The airline warned that it would ground all Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft “temporarily” to conduct inspections. “Each aircraft will return to service only after all maintenance and safety inspections are completed,” Alaska Airlines CEO Ben Minicucci said, expecting them to be completed in the “coming days.”
The new MAX 9 was delivered to Alaska Airlines in late October and was certified in early November. Boeing said it was aware of the incident and was “gathering more information.”
