Airplane incident Boeing 737 MAX which lost part of its fuselage mid-flight approximately 35 minutes after takeoff from Portland Airport and where it was able to land safely, This joins other problems with this type of aircraft.

They traveled by plane 171 passengers and six crew members.

Last December, an unidentified international airline warned that it had discovered a loose part in the steering system on one of the 737 MAX aircraft.

Over the course of its several years of life, the 737 MAX managed to two plane crashes that prevented them from flying between 2019 and 2020. while Boeing resolved the flight control software issue that caused the crash.

On October 20, 2018, a Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft of the Indonesian budget company Lion Air crashed into the Java Sea 13 minutes after takeoff from Jakarta Airport (Indonesia). An accident that claimed the lives of 189 people. Then the black box revealed failures in the automatic system.

March 10, 2019 Ethiopian Airlines’ second Boeing 737 MAX 8 involved in an accident that killed 157 peopleThe accident, added to that in Indonesia, has caused alarm among aviation regulators around the world, which have grounded the planes.

As a result of these rulings, Boeing and the US Department of Justice entered into an agreement in 2021 to $2.5 billion fine and compensate victims and airlines.

The Boeing 737 MAX made its first flight on January 29, 2016. and received FAA certification on March 9, 2017.

The first delivery was the MAX 8 on May 16, 2017. for Malindo Air, a low-cost airline based in Malaysia, which began operations six days later.

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Currently some airlines such as Aeroméxico and Copa Airlines announced that they will ground their Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft for inspection.

This Saturday, the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA, in English) ordered to “temporarily immobilize” a certain Boeing 737 MAX, 9 are operated by US airlines or in US territories.

In its statement, the FAA said that will issue an Emergency Airworthiness Directive (EAD) which will require operators to inspect aircraft before operating new flights.

“Necessary checks “It will take them four to eight hours by plane.”said the federal agency, which estimated that 171 planes were affected worldwide.

According to the FAA, Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 “returned safely to Portland International Airport. around 05:00 local time on Friday, January 5, after the crew reported a pressurization problem.”

“The plane was heading to Ontario International Airport in California.” the agency said in a statement.

(according to information from EFE)