Alaska Airlines pilot hailed as hero says in lawsuit Boeing tried to blame him
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Key Points:
- Alaska Airlines Captain Brandon Fisher, praised for safely landing a Boeing 737 Max 9 after a door plug panel blew off in January 2024, is suing Boeing for allegedly trying to blame him and the crew for the incident.
- The NTSB investigation found that missing bolts, removed during assembly and never replaced, caused the panel to detach, implicating Boeing and its supplier Spirit Aerosystems in a manufacturing defect.
- Fisher’s lawsuit claims Boeing deflected responsibility by suggesting improper maintenance or misuse by others, which led to passenger lawsuits against Fisher and caused him significant distress.
- The incident caused minor injuries but no fatalities, and aviation experts and regulators have commended the crew’s exemplary handling of the emergency.
- Boeing has
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