Boeing 737 Max 9
For this assignment I'd like to discuss the recent event where a Boeing 737 Max 9 lost a "plug" during flight from Oregon to California. The "plug" or "dummy door" if you will, is installed in unused door locations during manufacturing. The door completely separated from the plane at 16,000ft and of course this initiated an in flight emergency. The plane landed without any serious injuries. “The trees broke the fall like an airbag would,” said Bob Sauer, a science teacher at Catlin Gabel School. “So, it didn’t hit the ground very hard.” Yea that's right, if the event itself isn't embarrassing enough, Bob found the door in his yard. Given my Airforce and civilian experience in aviation maintenance, my first impression of this event is purely second hand embarrassment. It's hard to imagine how terrified the passengers must have been on this flight. For the purpose of this assignment and as far as ethics goes, I thought I'd use my ima