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Juan does an excellent job reviewing the NTSB preliminary report. Note that he just got back from a Sydney route and immediately did this review and report. He is really dedicated! The Captain & First Officer did an outstanding job responding to the plug blow-out. They executed the Rapid Depressurization Checklist promptly and precisely. The Captain had 12,700 hours of flight experience including 6,500 in the accident airplane make and model (B-737). The FO had 8,300 hours total flight experience and 1,500 in the accident airplane make and model. The FO was female. The pilot was flying and the FO...

The Federal Aviation Administration is recommending that airlines visually inspect the door plugs of more Boeing planes after a similar panel blew off a jet in midair earlier this month. The safety alert issued late Sunday recommends that airlines operating Boeing's 737-900ER jets inspect the door plugs "as soon as possible" to make sure they're properly secured after some airlines reported unspecified issues with the bolts. The 737-900ER is not part of Boeing's newer Max series, but it has the same optional door plug design as the Boeing 737 Max 9. More than 170 of the newer jets have been...

DIVERSITY Y'ALL! Here's the group that made the door plug................... And there's Shania Twain music!..................