Boeing and the National Transportation Safety Board are at odds over the level of cooperation in the investigation of a door-plug panel blowout on a Boeing 737 during a flight in January. The safety board claims that Boeing initially refused to identify employees working on door panels and failed to provide documentation about a repair job on the Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 that experienced the blowout.
The NTSB chair expressed concerns about Boeing's quality assurance and safety management systems due to the lack of information provided. Boeing later stated that it had shared employee names and responded to requests for information.
