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Repair footage goes missing amid Boeing, Alaska Airlines blowout probe


Federal investigators say the footage would have shown repair work being done on the door plug of the failed Alaska Airlines 737 Max 9 plane.

Federal investigators say their probe is being stymied after footage — that would have shown repair work being made on a door plug of the Alaska Airlines 737 Max 9 jet that experienced a midair blowout in early January — is now missing. The agency said they are only seeking to interview workers who did the repairs to learn more about Boeing's safety and quality assurance methods. Last week a criminal probe was launched by the U.S. Department of Justice to examine the Alaska Airlines-operated Boeing 737 MAX midair door blowout incident, according to multiple reports citing people familiar with the matter and related documents.

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