Accident: Boeing 737-9
Jan 6, 2024 · Portland, OR
NTSB numberDCA24MA063Event id20240106193617
- 0
- Fatalities
- 0
- Serious injuries
- 8
- Minor injuries
- 172
- Uninjured
Probable cause
the in-flight separation of the left mid exit door (MED) plug due to Boeing Commercial Airplanes’ failure to provide adequate training, guidance, and oversight necessary to ensure that manufacturing personnel could consistently and correctly comply with its parts removal process, which was intended to document and ensure that the securing bolts and hardware that were removed from the left MED plug to facilitate rework during the manufacturing process were reinstalled. Contributing to the accident was the Federal Aviation Administration’s ineffective compliance enforcement surveillance and audit planning activities, which failed to adequately identify and ensure that Boeing addressed the repetitive and systemic nonconformance issues associated with its parts removal process.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved
- Aircraft
- Boeing 737-9
- Registration
- N704AL
- Year built
- 2023
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rules
- Part 121: air carrier
- Defining event
- Enroute-climb to cruise Part(s) separation from AC
Source: National Transportation Safety Board aviation accident database. Counts only; Voydar holds no names.
Nearest airports
Airports with a Voydar profile closest to the recorded position. Proximity only.
- Portland Hillsboro Airport (HIO)10 nm (18 km) north-west
- Portland International Airport (PDX)10 nm (19 km) north-east
- Aurora State Airport (KUAO)12 nm (23 km) south
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