
Boeing has erased security footage showing 'repairs' being made to an Alaska Airlines flight months before a door plug blew out at 16,000 feet sparking a massive federal probe into airline safety.
National Transportation Safety Board officials noted in a letter to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation that the Boeing 737-9 plane underwent rivet repairs in September 2023.
The door plug blew out mid-flight above Oregon on January 5 and led to an emergency landing. NTSB leaders said the door plug that failed was opened during the repair work months earlier.