The door plug was removed at the Boeing factory in Renton, Washington, last September so that problems with some rivets could be repaired.
But the necessary paperwork for that temporary door plug removal was apparently never created.
But under questioning from the NTSB Lund admitted that it’s not clear who and when that door plug was put in place.
“Are you 100% sure there will never be an unauthorized removal (of a door plug)?” Homendy asked.
Asked if he could promise there will not be another door plug improperly installed, Silva answer, “I cannot make a promise or guarantee of that.
Persons:
Max, –, Elizabeth Lund, Lund, it’s, Jennifer Homendy, Homendy, “, ” Homendy, ”, Hector Silva, ” Silva, Silva, J, Todd Inman, AeroSystems, Manuel Balce Ceneta, James Phoenix, ” Phoenix, ” Lund, Boeing’s, CNN’s Owen Dahlkamp, Danya Gainor, Celina Tebor, Nicki Brown, Ramishah Maruf, Samantha Delouya
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Locations:
Renton , Washington, Alaska, Washington