The Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 plane that lost a door panel during a flight in early January was scheduled for a thorough safety check that day. Technicians had recommended grounding the plane after a warning light flashed repeatedly. However, Alaska Airlines decided to continue with the three scheduled flights with the aircraft on January 5, with all the consequences that entails.
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Airplane that lost door panel was scheduled for security screening that evening
