Grounding of Boeing 737 planes after the recent accident

According to the international group Tasnim news agency, following the separation of a part of the outer body of the Boeing 737 plane in Alaska Airlines, the United States issued an order to stop the flight of this type of plane to conduct security checks.

This incident occurred yesterday, in which a part of the outer body of an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft with 171 passengers and 6 crew members was traveling from Portland, Oregon to Ontario, California. , it separated during the flight and the plane had to make an emergency landing.

Accordingly, some passengers of the plane were injured. The investigation of the relevant teams has been started to determine the cause of the accident.

This accident happened while the plane was in operation for only 8 weeks. It was a flight.

Following this incident last night, the officials of Alaska Airlines and American Airlines announced that the use of this type of aircraft will be stopped until Once a full investigation is done and investigators respond appropriately to the FAA’s concerns.

Alaska Airlines officials announced that discussions have begun to determine further actions needed, if necessary, before resuming use of these types of aircraft. Is.

The decision of the Federal Aviation Administration to ground this type of aircraft was taken when two of this type of aircraft collided almost 5 years ago. and about 350 people were killed as a result of this incident. After this incident, this type of plane was grounded for a short time.

The Aviation Authority added: This Boeing 737 Max 9 has a special door. The alternative is called a “plug or valve” and cannot be flown until the necessary inspections are performed and, if necessary, repaired.

In this incident, part of the body, which was intended for the replacement door, was destroyed and a gap in the shape of a door was created. Of course, the seat next to this panel, which also had a normal window, was empty and no passenger was sitting on it.

According to this report, this door Extras are usually installed on planes by cheaper airlines and more exit routes are considered for the evacuation of passengers. However, these doors are temporarily blocked on planes with fewer seats, including Alaska Airlines.

Currently approx. There are 220 Boeing Max 9s in flight, and most of them have inactive doors or alternate doors. And this means that most of them are banned from flying and must be grounded for technical checks.

Turkish Airlines also has five has recalled his aircraft of this model for inspection. -align:right”>