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Boeing: Bolts missing from door, says blowout report


A door that blew away from a Boeing 737 Max may not have been properly secured, a new report says.

The panel covering an unused emergency exit - known as a door plug - blew out, leaving a gaping hole in the side of themain body of the aircraft, or the fuselage. Spirit AeroSystems said it remain focused on working closely with Boeing and regulators "on continuous improvement in our processes and meeting the highest standards of safety, quality and reliability". Testifying before US lawmakers today, the head of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Mike Whitaker said inspections of 737 Max aircraft had shown that "the quality system issues at Boeing were unacceptable and require further scrutiny".

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