Part of the fuselage of an Alaska Airlines plane that broke off in flight shortly after takeoff from Portland Airport on Friday evening was found in the backyard of a private home andIn this city in the northwestern United States, official sources said.

The homeowner notified the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), which requestedhelps citizens find vital details to investigate what happened, According to the organization’s president, Jennifer Homendy, at a press conference Sunday evening.

Alaska Airlines Flight 1282, bound for Ontario, Canada, returned to Portland about 30 minutes after takeoff missing part of the fuselage, but with 171 passengers and six uninjured crew members.

According to eyewitnesses cited by various American media, when the plane gained altitude, a noise similar to an explosion was heard and part of the fuselage flew off, which led to depressurization of the cabin and automatic lowering of the oxygen masks.

The first image of the plane’s interior released by federal investigators showed hole the size of a refrigerator in the fuselage and a headrest torn from the nearest seat, and oxygen masks hanging from the ceiling.

What happened last Friday Boeing 737 MAX 9 Alaska Airlines prompted the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to order on Saturday a “temporary grounding” of some aircraft of the model operated by US airlines or in US territories, leading to the cancellation of hundreds of flights over the weekend.

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

“The necessary checks will continue four to eight hours by plane,” noted the federal agency, which estimated that 171 aircraft were affected worldwide.

Fortunately The places in the area where part of the fuselage was detached were unoccupied, NTSB Chairman Jennifer Homendy made the announcement Saturday after inspecting the plane in Portland.

According to CNN, on Tuesday Boeing plans to hold a general meeting of employees at its 737 Max manufacturing plant in Renton, Washington, is “focused on safety” and the company’s response to the crash, Boeing Chairman and CEO David Calhoun said in a company-wide email.

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“It is very important to us to work transparently with our clients and regulators to ensure understand and eliminate the causes of the event and make sure it doesn’t happen again,” Calhoun said in an email.

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

(according to information from EFE)