On this episode of AvTalk, Ian and Jason are joined by Nomadic Aviation Group’s Steve Giordano to discuss the Alaska Airlines flight 1282 accident. We break down what we know so far about the explosive departure from the aircraft of the mid-cabin exit door plug, how the 737-9 MAX fleet has been affected, and we close with a discussion about where Boeing goes from here.

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Associated reading

Below are a collection of links that are helpful to have available when listening to this episode:

• Alaska Airlines flight 1282 ADS-B Data and 737-9 MAX grounding timeline
• 737-9 MAX fleet list—which aircraft have an exit door plug and their grounding locations
• Reporting from The Air Current on the relationship between Spirit Aerosystems and Boeing
• 737-9 MAX flight deck and location of the crew oxygen mask (bottom left of image)
• Boeing 737 Technical Guide video explaining mid-cabin exit door plug mechanism

The mid-cabin exit door plug

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