More passengers who were on the Alaska Airlines jet when part of its fuselage blew out are suing.
One passenger said his life was saved by his seatbelt.More passengers who were aboard an Alaska Airlines jet when part of its fuselage blew out in January are suing — including one who says his life was saved by a seatbelt.
Mr Loranger, who filed the lawsuit, said air rushed out of the hole, pulling on Mr Tran and others nearby. The lawsuit seeks punitive, compensatory and general damages for alleged negligence, product construction/manufacturing defect liability and failing in its duty to protect passengers from harm. In a preliminary report last month, the National Transportation Safety Board said four bolts that help keep the door plug in place were missing after the panel was removed so workers could repair nearby damaged rivets last September.Boeing, under increased scrutiny since the incident, has acknowledged in a letter to Congress that it cannot find records for work done on the door panel of the Alaska Airlines plane.
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