5:53
- ABC News
- January 9, 2024
Timeline of missing door plug on Boeing 737 flight
A defective door plug on an Alaska Airlines plane forced an emergency landing.
Video by Julian Kim, Emmanuelle Saliba
5:53
Midnight: Alaska Airlines temporarily grounds its Boeing 737 Max 9 fleet, totaling 65 planes, stating the aircraft will return to service \"only after completion of full maintenance and safety inspections.\"
9 a.m.: Alaska Airlines returns the 737-9 aircraft to service after inspections on more than a quarter of its 737 Max 9 fleet is complete \"with no concerning findings.\"
11 a.m.: United Airlines temporarily suspends service on select Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft to conduct an inspection required by the FAA, it announces. The airline has 79 of the aircraft in operation.
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3 p.m.: Alaska Airlines removes 18 planes from service until details about possible additional maintenance work are confirmed with the FAA, the airline announces.
4 p.m.: The FAA issues an emergency airworthiness directive, temporarily grounding certain Boeing 737 MAX 9's while operators conduct specific inspections before returning the aircraft to service -- more than 170 planes worldwide.
6 p.m.: All of the passengers who sustained injuries aboard Flight 1282 are medically cleared, according to Alaskan Airlines.
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7 p.m.: United temporarily suspends service on all 79 of its Boeing 737 Max 9 planes, the airline announces.
8 p.m.: During a press conference, the NTSB announced that no one was sitting in 26A or 26B -- the two seats closest to the door -- when the door plug fell out. The search for the door plug continues.
6:30 a.m.: Nearly 700 flights are canceled nationwide due to the Boeing 737 Max 9 groundings, according to data from FlightAware.
11:30 a.m.: \"Affected\" planes will remain grounded until the FAA determines they are safe, the FAA said in a statement. Turkish Airlines, Copa Airlines and Aeroméxico all temporarily suspend service on their 737 Max 9s while doing inspections.
3:30 p.m.: A man finds a cellphone from a passenger on board Flight 1282 while on a walk in Portland.
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9 p.m.: During a press conference, the NTSB announces that the door plug that fell out the fuselage has been found in a backyard in Portland.
6:30 a.m.: Shares of Boeing Co. tumble 9% at the opening bell of the New York Stock Exchange as the Boeing Max 9 remains grounded.
4 p.m.: United announces it has found loose bolts during its inspection of its 737 Max 9 fleet. The airline did not disclose how many planes the malfunction was found on.
Tuesday, Jan. 9
2 p.m.: The FAA announces that every Boeing 737 Max 9 with a plug door will remain grounded until the administration determines that each can safely return to operation.
To begin this process, Boeing must provide instructions to operators for inspections and maintenance, the FAA said. Boeing offered an initial version of instructions on Monday, but it is now revising because of feedback received in response, according to the FAA
ABC News' Clara McMichael, Amanda Maile and Sam Sweeney contributed to this report.
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