Missing door ‘plug’ may hold vital clues to how a gaping hole blew open on Alaska Air jetliner
The gaping hole in the side of the Alaska Airlines jet opened up where aircraft maker Boeing fits a “plug” to cover an emergency exit that the airline does not use.
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