I heard it was one of those emergency exit panels (not a full door, nor just a passenger window) but that could be inaccurate. Either way, not a good look for Boeing.
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AlexWIWA@lemmy.ml 8 months agoI don’t even think it was a door. I watched a video of it on TikTok and it looked like a regular row of seats. I think it was just a piece of the hull.
Have they stated what fell off yet? I can’t imagine how scary that was.
PorradaVFR@lemmy.world 8 months ago
wandermind@sopuli.xyz 8 months ago
What fell off was a plug filling in an optional emergency exit location. It was a regular row of seats because the plane didn’t have the optional emergency exit installed (it is only required for high density passenger cabin configurations).
circuscritic@lemmy.ca 8 months ago
Door plug means that it’s a spot in the frame where a future door can be installed by removing the “plug”. I the meantime, it just looks like a piece of the fuselodge. The plug is what got ripped out midair.
AlexWIWA@lemmy.ml 8 months ago
Oh my bad