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2 phones found today , not a single scratch on them from falling 16,000 feet from the plane. I can't show the phone pics because passenger names are on the screen. This is on Barnes Rd right by the Hwy 217 exit from Hwy 26 that leads into Portland.
 

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Oregonmama said:
I truly hope the door and other parts are found and turned over. So any locals on various forums are saying "finders' keepers". I don't want this incident to happen again because it is a physiological mess for all passengers and crew. My husband still is reeling from the gravity of the situation.

www.kptv.com

Alaska Airlines plane loses ‘plug door’ over Portland; Officials say door may be in Cedar Hills area

Officials ask anyone who finds the missing plug door or other aircraft parts to contact law enforcement right away.
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They're not offering a cash reward? United sure did after Flight 232, and the $100,000 prize won by the people who found that critical part saved their farm. They didn't want things to go THAT far, however!

ETA: Then I saw that the window was found! Good news.
 
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katu.com

NTSB says the door plug from Alaska 1282 has been found

NTSB says the door plug from Alaska Airlines flight 1282 has been located by a man named "Bob." NTSB has said that Bob is a school teacher in Portland. This is
katu.com katu.com

Found an iPhone on the side of the road... Still in airplane mode with half a battery and open to a baggage claim for #AlaskaAirlines ASA1282 Survived a 16,000 foot drop perfectly in tact!When I called it in, Zoe at
@NTSB
said it was the SECOND phone to be found.


https://twitter.com/x/status/1744198133842931990
 
apnews.com

Boeing jetliner that suffered inflight blowout was restricted because of concern over warning light

The airline decided to restrict the aircraft from long flights over water so that if the warning light reappeared, the plane “could return very quickly to an airport,” officials said.
apnews.com apnews.com

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Boeing jetliner that suffered an inflight blowout over Oregon was not being used for flights to Hawaii after a warning light that could have indicated a pressurization problem lit up on three different flights, a federal official said Sunday.

Alaska Airlines decided to restrict the aircraft from long flights over water so the plane “could return very quickly to an airport” if the warning light reappeared, said Jennifer Homendy, chair of the National Transportation Safety Board.

Homendy cautioned that the pressurization light might be unrelated to Friday’s incident in which a plug covering an unused exit door blew off the Boeing 737 Max 9 as it cruised about three miles (4.8 kilometers) over Oregon.


The warning light came on during three previous flights: on Dec. 7, Jan. 3 and Jan. 4 — the day before the door plug broke off. Homendy said she didn’t have all the details regarding the Dec. 7 incident but specified the light came on during a flight on Jan. 3 and on Jan. 4 after the plane had landed. more at link.
 
As a person who is extremely anxious flier and who flies a lot this gives me super high anxiety. This is a nightmare and I literally just flew 737 max over Christmas!
They should just ground them all.
 
Fika said:
As a person who is extremely anxious flier and who flies a lot this gives me super high anxiety. This is a nightmare and I literally just flew 737 max over Christmas!
They should just ground them all.
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I am not happy with the whole idea that they decided iy was too risky for an international issue yet completely fine to crash over American soil, Risk were taken liberly . Guess it is good no one died but it is really wonderful to know what exacty they hold safe and deem important. Hint - it is not peoples lives.
 
Oregonmama said:
2 phones found today , not a single scratch on them from falling 16,000 feet from the plane. I can't show the phone pics because passenger names are on the screen. This is on Barnes Rd right by the Hwy 217 exit from Hwy 26 that leads into Portland.
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I had a phone fall off a bed once onto carpet and smash the screen....go figure!! :rolleyes:
 
"Complicating efforts is the loss of critical cockpit audio recordings because of a device setting, according to Homendy."

and

“There is nothing on the cockpit voice recorder,” she said, noting the maintenance team went out to get the recorder around the two-hour mark when the devices begin a new recording cycle.

The audio captured by the recorders is “critical” to helping investigators understand what occurred during the incident, Homendy said. Without it, there is no record of communications between pilots and flight attendants as the crisis was unfolding."

 
vls12345 said:
"Complicating efforts is the loss of critical cockpit audio recordings because of a device setting, according to Homendy."

and

“There is nothing on the cockpit voice recorder,” she said, noting the maintenance team went out to get the recorder around the two-hour mark when the devices begin a new recording cycle.

The audio captured by the recorders is “critical” to helping investigators understand what occurred during the incident, Homendy said. Without it, there is no record of communications between pilots and flight attendants as the crisis was unfolding."

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Almost unbelievable.
 
scrippsnews.com

Missing plane segment found, crew 'heroic' during midair scare

The door plug that caused a refrigerator-size hole to open during an explosive decompression event during an Alaska Airlines flight has been found in Oregon.
scrippsnews.com scrippsnews.com


Posted: 9:08 a.m. EST Jan 8, 2024

Investigators say a missing piece from an Alaska Airlines jet that blew off on Friday at 16,000 feet has been recovered in Oregon.
 
vls12345 said:
"Complicating efforts is the loss of critical cockpit audio recordings because of a device setting, according to Homendy."

and

“There is nothing on the cockpit voice recorder,” she said, noting the maintenance team went out to get the recorder around the two-hour mark when the devices begin a new recording cycle.

The audio captured by the recorders is “critical” to helping investigators understand what occurred during the incident, Homendy said. Without it, there is no record of communications between pilots and flight attendants as the crisis was unfolding."

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That to me just sounds like an unfortunate bit of incompetency. But I don't think it should really affect the investigation. The plane didn't crash, the pilots are able to give their testimony of what happened. The data recorder is still good, correct? That is far more important.
 
@united has found loose bolts on several its grounded 737 Max9s during inspections. Sources put the say they were found on at least five planes. This was first reported by the excellent @theaircurrent
Great reporting by @jonostrower and his team.


theaircurrent.com

United finds loose bolts on plug doors during 737 Max 9 inspections

United Airlines has found loose bolts and other parts on 737 Max 9 plug doors as it inspects its fleet of Boeing jets following the Friday rapid depressurization aboard an Alaska Airlines jet of the same make, according to three people familiar with the findings.
theaircurrent.com theaircurrent.com
 
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