USA: America took big action if the plane door broke in the air, flight of more than 170 737 Max planes banned

USA: America's Federal Aviation Administration has ordered an immediate investigation of Boeing's 737 Max 9 aircraft. Only after this, the flights of these planes can start.

Sun, 07 Jan 2024 01:10 PM (IST)
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USA: America took big action if the plane door broke in the air, flight of more than 170 737 Max planes banned
USA: America took big action if the plane door broke in the air, flight of more than 170 737 Max planes banned

America's air safety regulator on Saturday banned the flight of more than 170 Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft. This decision of the Air Safety Regulator has come after the incident in Oregon, in which the door of a Boeing plane broke in mid-air. This endangered the lives of all the passengers on board the plane. After this, the plane had to make an emergency landing. America's Federal Aviation Administration has ordered an immediate investigation of Boeing's 737 Max 9 aircraft. Only after this, the flights of these planes can start.

This decision of the Federal Aviation Administration will affect 171 Boeing aircraft. Alaska and United Airlines operate the largest numbers of Boeing's 737 Max 9 aircraft. In such a situation, this decision will have the biggest impact on these two airlines. Boeing said that the company has sold 218 Boeing Max 9 aircraft worldwide. Alaska Airlines had also grounded all 65 of its Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft following Friday's incident.

The Alaska Airlines plane whose door broke in mid-air had 171 passengers on board at the time of the incident. The airline's flight took off from Portland International Airport. Shortly after takeoff, the crew encountered a low air pressure condition in the aircraft. Shortly thereafter the window panel of the plane broke. This was the emergency exit door of the plane. After which the plane made an emergency landing back at Portland Airport.

It is noteworthy that Boeing's 737 Max aircraft has already come under question. The company built it in 2015 and the Federal Aviation Authority approved its flight in 2017. After this, it became the most used aircraft in the world. In the year 2018, this plane of Indonesian airline crashed for the first time, in which 189 people died. After this, this plane crashed in 2019 also, in which 157 people lost their lives. Due to this, the FAA had banned the flights of these planes. After this the company made many changes in the design of the plane and these planes were allowed to fly again.

Muskan Kumawat Journalist & Writer