John Jefferson
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An Alaska Airlines pilot has recalled the moment the door plug blew off her aircraft back in January, explaining that she “didn’t know that there was a hole in the airplane until we landed.”
Emily Wiprud said the first indication of an issue “was an explosion in my ears and then a whoosh of air” and that she initially believed that passengers were sucked out of plane.
“I was so thankful, I was in shock, in disbelief,” she added, when realising all passengers were accounted for.
In the chaos, during which the Boeing 737 Max 9 jet lost the large panel, Ms Wiprud’s headset went flying out of the aircraft, as did some passengers’ mobile phones.
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