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From the report (2nd paragraph) The separation of the MED plug from the airplane adversely affected the pressurization performance of the airplane... Who writes this stuff???

NTSB prelim is out -- 13MB -- their servers are swamped, download running at 15kb :) https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/193617/pdf

A couple more photos:

News today that Tim Clark, President of Emirates Airlines told Boeing they are "in the last chance saloon", and will send engineers to monitor production of 777 aircraft. BA stock currently down a bit over 1% on the day. https://gulfbusiness.com/sir-tim-clark-boeing-in-last-chance-saloon/

It's alleged that Einstein once said Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen. Perhaps that's relevant in this accident.

Avion Express flight X98242 from Milan (BGY) to Vilnius (VNO) had a little fun on landing :oops::D:eek: https://www.gatechecked.com/avion-express-airbus-a320-dramatic-runway-excursion-caught-on-video-8535

Juan Browne has a video on this now. Yet another development in this saga Boeing has withdrawn a requested safety exemption for the LEAP engines used on MAX aircraft. This applies to the MAX-7 and MAX-10 certification efforts, but seemingly all MAX aircraft have this problem. Seems that very...

Couple things I found poking around today. I should be clear that I don't know if Pierson is sincere in his efforts, although he seems to be in the interview. There is a list of squawks on 737-MAX-9 a/c in service linked below. Don't know if that's excessive, and it obviously depends on how many...

There is an awful lot of judgmental language in those anonymous comments, making it hard to sort out fact from fiction. If Boeing gives the NTSB access to those quality management systems (CMES/SAT) they should get to the bottom of it, but it may be a very long time before the findings are...

This is going to delay deliveries of new 737 aircraft significantly, and may well result in more order cancellations. BA stock is down 2.6% today to $208.50.

FAA statement today about return to service for 737-MAX-9 and changes going forward: https://www.faa.gov/newsroom/faa-halts-boeing-max-production-expansion-improve-quality-control-also-lays-out-extensive

I transcribed the comments by the supposed whistleblower in a PDF file. Copy and paste from the web page, with minor tweaks for character set/punctuation.

skyking -- thanks for the note about Seattle Times. That story (first link below) links to a comment from an anonymous whistleblower at Boeing (not confirmed) which describes what happend in great detail. Go to the second link below and search the web page for the two comments by...

I don't think this is confirmed yet, but the claim is being made that Boeing removed and re-installed the plug door in their factory.

More fallout... https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/united-ceo-says-airline-building-fleet-plan-without-boeings-737-max-10-jets

Impossible to know when all they say is that some operators noted findings with bolts. That's just plain suspicious.

FAA issues safety alert for plug doors on 737-900ER, after one airline "...noted findings with bolts...". Can't help but wonder exactly what those findings were. Missing cotter pins? Loose nuts? Missing bolts? Why so mysterious? https://www.faa.gov/sites/faa.gov/files/SAFO737900ER.pdf

You thinking about this one? http://www.kathrynsreport.com/2022/09/fatal-accident-occurred-september-04.html

Homendy gave a closed door briefing to Senators today (1/17), and spoke with reporters afterwards. Sounds like they haven't yet determined whether the four retaining bolts were installed when the MAX 9 took off from PDX. From the article: “They have very bright lighting. They’re doing targeted...

Below is a link to the analysis of the Go-Pro recording. Here are some things that stood out for me. LSP had PPL with estimated total time 27 hours in all a/c. 73-yo RSP (LSP's father) acted more or less as instructor during the flight. Neither pilot used a checklist for the entire flight...