Details emerge about Boeing’s pending redesign of 737 door plugs

Alaska 737 Max 9 door plug

Source: US National Transportation Safety Board / X

Boeing and supplier Spirit AeroSystems have completed engineering work for a design change to 737 Max mid-cabin door plugs, part of the airframer’s efforts to prevent a repeat of the January 2024 in-flight door-plug failure.

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