Pointed out: The cockpit voice recorder, or black box, of Friday night's flight was wiped. Among other revelations, the NTSB chief also announced that the door plug the agency was looking for had been found by a teacher in Portland. A door plug on an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-9 MAX failed after returning Friday night to Portland International Airport. “We don't know if there was any connection between the warning lights and what happened during the Friday night flight,” Homendy said. The cockpit door opened, and the captain was partially lost and the first officer completely lost their respective headsets.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 08, 2024 21:44 UTC