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A day after an Alaska Airlines flight's window and a chunk of fuselage blew out mid-air, the airline grounded all Boeing 737 Max 9 planes.
The airline said the plane, carrying 174 passengers and six crew members, landed safely.
"Alaska Airlines flight 1282 from Portland, Oregon, to Ontario, California, experienced an incident this evening soon after departure," the company said.
Flight 1282 and our next steps with the Boeing MAX-9: https://t.co/LFxJvQYNcA pic.twitter.com/oemRokr1tz
— Alaska Airlines (@AlaskaAir) January 6, 2024
On Saturday (Jan 6), the company said it had taken the "precautionary step of temporarily grounding our fleet of 65 Boeing Max-9 aircraft".
The flight made an emergency landing in Oregon in the United States on Friday (Jan 5) shortly after a window and chunk of its fuselage blew out mid-air.
The airline said they are investigating the incident. It was not immediately clear if anyone was injured.
The Ontario-bound Boeing 737-9 MAX flight experienced the incident soon after departure. Following the incident, the passenger aircraft returned and landed safely at Portland at 5:26 pm (local time).
"Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 from Portland, Oregon, to Ontario, California, experienced an incident this evening soon after departure. The aircraft landed safely back at Portland International Airport with 174 guests and 6 crew members," the airline said.
The posts on social media showed a window and a portion of a side wall missing on the airplane, and oxygen masks deployed.
The flight reportedly faced severe depressurisation that caused the ejection of a large window section and an unoccupied seat. A child's shirt was seen ripped off due to the impact of the air at an altitude of 16,300 ft.
?#BREAKING: Alaska Airlines Forced to Make an Emergency Landing After Large Aircraft Window Blows Out Mid-Air ⁰⁰?#Portland | #Oregon
⁰A Forced emergency landing was made of Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 at Portland International Airport on Friday night. The flight, traveling… pic.twitter.com/nt0FwmPALE
— R A W S A L E R T S (@rawsalerts) January 6, 2024
In a statement posted on the social media platform X, Boeing said that they were "working to gather more information" on the incident.
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"Aware of the incident involving Alaska Airlines Flight AS1282. We are working to gather more information and are in contact with our airline customer. A Boeing technical team stands ready to support the investigation," Boeing wrote on X.
(With inputs from agencies)