There was a thrilling aviation incident floating in the colorful blue sky, and the Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft of Alaska Airlines of the United States actually experienced the terrifying scene of "the cabin door opening in the air" during the flight, which made people's jaws drop. The cabin door fell off, the cabin lost pressure, and the passengers had an extremely thrilling moment in the air. The incident quickly alarmed the Federal Aviation Administration and the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), which urgently issued grounding orders requiring airlines around the world to ground Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft for safety checks.
Looking back on this thrilling incident, shortly after an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 passenger plane took off from Portland, Oregon, USA, an emergency hatch suddenly detached from the fuselage, causing the cabin to lose pressure instantly, and the plane made an emergency landing. In the process, the passengers experienced a thrilling moment, with a loud noise filling the cabin and all the oxygen masks popping out. According to eyewitness recollections, the fallen hatch parts were about the same width as the refrigerator, two-thirds the height of the refrigerator, and one child was almost sucked out of the fuselage, but his mother survived by holding him tightly.
Faced with this major safety hazard, the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board quickly launched an investigation. Boeing said it would fully cooperate with the investigation and issued a statement on its website apologizing for the incident and saying it would support the Federal Aviation Administration's emergency airworthiness directive. However, this is not the first time Boeing has faced a similar crisis. In 2019, two Boeing 737 MAX 8 crashes attracted global attention, and multinational airlines grounded the aircraft, resulting in heavy losses for Boeing, and the aftermath of the incident has not dissipated to this day.
For this incident, some aircraft pressurization issues have also surfaced, making Boeing's quality control even more questionable. It is understood that the 737 Max 9 aircraft involved had experienced two pressurization issues prior to the incident, one of which led to the airline removing it from the ETOPS route. Previously, the Boeing 737 MAX family aircraft had been grounded for nearly two years due to two air crashes, causing tens of billions of dollars in losses to Boeing. This raises questions about whether Boeing's safety issues have really been addressed.
More worryingly, a report from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Office of the Inspector General revealed that aircraft safety warnings from some FAA insiders were not heeded following the crash of an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 in 2019. Engineers suggested grounding the 737 MAX family of airliners, but the aviation authority** chose to ignore the recommendations, attributing them to the need to wait for more detailed data. This decision became the trigger for a major accident with the Boeing 737 MAX family of aircraft.
The whole incident revealed the hidden dangers of Boeing's aircraft safety problems, and also caused a high level of concern about the Boeing 737 MAX 9 passenger aircraft around the world. In this case, the dislodgement of the cabin door of Alaska Airlines' Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft was not just an accident, but a concentrated manifestation of Boeing's management and manufacturing problems. The investigation will involve the Federal Aviation Administration's oversight of Boeing and the aircraft manufacturing process to find out what led to the incident. Boeing, on the other hand, will have to face skepticism and declining market capitalization, making even more difficult efforts to rebuild its credibility in the global aviation industry.
Behind the plane accident is a series of problems with Boeing's safety issues, and it also highlights the loopholes in the regulator's efforts to ensure flight safety. The incident not only dealt a heavy blow to Boeing, but also triggered a re-examination of the entire regulatory regime of the aviation industry. At this critical juncture in global civil aviation safety, we expect the relevant authorities to conduct in-depth and thorough investigations to restore a safe and secure aviation environment for pilots and passengers. After all, every flight is about the safety and lives of thousands of families.