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Boeing 737 Max planes are grounded after a hole blew in one mid-flight (www.theverge.com)

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Boeing 737 Max planes are grounded after a hole blew in one mid-flight::The FAA ordered that 171 Boeing 737 Max 9 planes be inspected before they can return to service following the explosive decompression of an Alaska Airlines flight.

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[-] circuscritic@lemmy.ca 27 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Door plug means that it's a spot in the frame where a future door can be installed by removing the "plug". In the meantime, it just looks like a piece of the fuselage. The plug is what got ripped out midair.

[-] AlexWIWA@lemmy.ml 2 points 11 months ago

Oh my bad

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