'Criminal act': Disturbing FBI letter received by passengers of Boeing 737 MAX plane whose door was torn off during flight
According to the FBI, the passengers on the Boeing 737 MAX whose escape door separated mid-flight were victims of a “criminal act.”
On January 5, a Boeing 737 MAX operated by Alaska Airlines carrying 171 passengers and 6 crew members lost its escape door mid-flight.
A small number of people were slightly injured, and the piece of the device was found the following Sunday in a park in Portland, USA.
“We have identified you as a potential victim of a crime.”
While the Justice Department opened a criminal investigation at the beginning of March, the FBI notified the flight passengers via mail that they may have been targeted before.criminal act” According to information published on Friday, March 22, 2024 by seattle times, Copied before HuffPost.
In the document revealed by the latter, a police officer wrote: “I am contacting you because we have identified you as a potential victim of a crime.
He adds in this letter:A criminal investigation can be a lengthy undertaking, and for a number of reasons, we are unable to update you on its progress at this time.
Missing screws
The first conclusions of the preliminary investigation, issued on February 6, revealed that the screws that were supposed to close the door of the device were missing. The Transportation Safety Board (NTBS), which is responsible for the investigation, determined there was no corrosion or deformation around certain holes “Indicates that four screws intended to prevent the cover door from moving up were missing before it moved.”.
The loss of this “top door” to Alaska Airlines in the United States mid-flight has raised the issue of the reliability of Boeing's planes, particularly its reference 737 MAX, the company's best-selling model.
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