The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) holds an investigative hearing on Aug. 6–7 to gather sworn testimony about Alaska Airlines Flight 1282.
On Jan. 5, at about 17:14 PT, Alaska Airlines flight 1282, a Boeing 737-9, N704AL, returned to Portland International Airport (PDX) in Oregon, after the left mid exit door plug departed the airplane leading to a rapid decompression.
The airplane landed on runway 28L at PDX without further incident, and all occupants (2 flight crewmembers, 4 cabin crewmembers, and 171 passengers) deplaned at the gate. Seven passengers and one flight attendant received minor injuries.
