Door plug found after “explosive decompression” of Boeing Max 9

All Boeing 737 Max-9s remain grounded this morning after an explosive decompression forced an Alaska flight into an emergency landing in Portland on Friday.

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is already sending pieces of an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max-9 back to its labs in Washington, DC, to determine the cause.

More news: FAA grounds about 170 Boeing 737-9 Max aircraft after Portland flight blowout

The plane had to make an emergency landing in Portland after just minutes in the air. A door plug near the back of the plane blew out at 16,000 feet.

NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy said no one was sitting in Row 26 when the

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