w7voa, 5 months ago

Update: Bob talks about how he found the Alaska Airlines door in his yard. https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2024/01/portland-teacher-bob-recounts-finding-alaska-airlines-door-in-yard.html

msbellows, 5 months ago

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Jesus H. Christ. "The airplane was a newly manufactured Boeing 737-9, delivered to Alaska Airlines on Oct. 31. On three occasions a light indicating pressurization problems had turned on, most recently Jan. 4 — the day before the accident, Homendy said.

Although Alaska Airlines characterized the warning issue as 'benign,' the airline decided to restrict the plane from flying over water, to Hawaii for example."
https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2024/01/door-that-fell-from-alaska-airlines-flight-found-in-a-backyard-officials-say.html

GhostOnTheHalfShell, 5 months ago

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msbellows, 5 months ago

@GhostOnTheHalfShell @w7voa I mean, it's still safer than driving. But it's rare that both a manufacturer and an airline are responsible for an incident, as they likely will be in this case. Usually, it's human error by maintenance or pilots. (I used to be an aircrash defense lawyer.)

jann, 5 months ago

@w7voa "The cockpit voice recorder yielded no data because it overwrites data after two hours without outside intervention, Homendy said." MAYbe something that should be addressed? Non-volatile storage is cheap nowadays...😳

dampscribbler, 5 months ago

@w7voa I'm curious where it was found, I hope we hear that at some point.

Very glad it's found and can be examined.

kevbob, 5 months ago

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dampscribbler, 5 months ago

@kevbob @w7voa yes, I also live in the area. But I see now that it was found in his yard, so I imagine he'll want the location protected for his privacy and sanity. Understandable!