Originally Posted by
Jeff767
Since you can see the door you know it’s in the proper position. The fasteners securing the plug are there to insure the door stays in the proper position when the aircraft is not pressurized. They are not structural to hold the door against the internal pressure. The plug design does that. I would place a large bet most or all of those fasteners were missing. The door shifted a bit. This appears to have started the day prior based on reports. Once it move enough to clear the lugs it simply fell out. The aircraft was actually barely pressurized when they lost the plug.
On United's 737 Max 9, what is the row number where the Alaska 737 Max 9 hole was located?
Also... losing pressure at 16,000 is probably not a joke? When I was in the Swiss Alps several years ago, one of my traveling companion had extreme trouble breathing. That was just a little over 11,000 feet and we went up there slowly by train.
It was a surprise to the rest of us because he ran marathons a few times a week and was in very good shape. After being administered oxygen for about 30 minutes, he recovered and was okay.
I can't imagine what happens when an airplane suddenly losing pressure at 16,000 can do to some of the passengers.
