Aviation expert says poor FAA oversight means next plane crash is IMMINENT and speculates Boeing's treacherous 737 Max lost door over Portland because it had never been bolted on in first place

Dan Gryder, who runs a YouTube page dedicated to aviation, gave his two cents on the Alaskan Airlines flight that had to be grounded last weekThe flight instructor said he believes the bolt supposed to secure the door of a Boeing 737-9 MAX that blew open last week wasn't attachedGryder blamed this on what he called 'lack of proper oversight' by the Federal Aviation Authority, and warned an aviation disaster is on its way  

An aviation expert has speculated that poor oversight by the Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) could result in a plane crash, after a Boeing jet lost a door last week.

Dan Gryder, who runs the aviation YouTube page Probable Cause, spoke about the recent incident involving the Boeing 737-9 MAX that blew a door at 16,000 feet.

The Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) ordered the planes be grounded until they could all be checked for the same faulty door plug that caused the near-accident.

Addressing his 100,000 subscribers, Gryder said: ‘FAA does not have proper oversight over all manufacturing.

‘This airplane got assembled, rolled out in October of 2023, and my guess is the bolts were never even in there.’

Dan Gryder, who runs the aviation YouTube page Probable Cause, spoke about the recent incident involving the Boeing 737-9 MAX that blew a door at 16,000 feet

Dan Gryder, who runs the aviation YouTube page Probable Cause, spoke about the recent incident involving the Boeing 737-9 MAX that blew a door at 16,000 feet

The Alaska Airlines flight had been bound for Ontario, California, when a portion of the plane blew out - causing it to depressurize

The Alaska Airlines flight had been bound for Ontario, California, when a portion of the plane blew out – causing it to depressurize

He continued: ‘They are letting these manufacturers finish things, seal things up, you are supposed to have FAA oversight over and inspector.

‘How many other airplanes are there out there flying around without a nut on it, or the elevator is about to fall off, or the landing gear is about to fall off?

‘We are not going to find these bolts because they are long gone, I don’t think that the bolts at the top were ever installed.

‘What was holding that door in there for all these flights prior to this was PSID (pressure differential).

‘Lack of FAA inspection is going to cause a problem, lack of FAA supervision in the aircraft manufacturing sector is going to cause a problem. We are not getting better, we are getting worse.’

Gryder, who is a certified Gold Seal flight instructor, also posted in the description of his video: ‘Next aviation disaster is on deck, brace for impact.’

The Alaska Airlines flight had been traveling from Portland, Oregon, to Ontario, California last week when the incident happened.

A total of 171 passengers and six crew members were left fearing for their lives when the emergency exit used as a cabin window blew out.

The pilots of flight 1282 were able to return to Portland, Oregon, and make a safe emergency landing. No serious injuries were reported.

On Wednesday, Alaska Airlines confirmed they would be cancelling all flights on that particular fleet until Saturday, impacting up to 600 trips.

The flight that was set out to arrive at Ontario International in California turned back around after the plug door came off on Friday night

The flight that was set out to arrive at Ontario International in California turned back around after the plug door came off on Friday night



A Boeing 737-9 Max airplane takes off, Monday, March 1, 2021, on a flight to San Diego from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in Seattle

A Boeing 737-9 Max airplane takes off, Monday, March 1, 2021, on a flight to San Diego from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in Seattle

In a statement, the company announced that they would be cancelling trips over the next few days as they continued to wait for the fleet to be inspected.

The airline said that this would impact between 110 to 150 flights, from Wednesday to Saturday.

They said in their statement: ‘As of today, Wednesday, Jan. 10, Alaska Airlines continues to wait for documentation from Boeing and the FAA to begin inspection of our 737-9 MAX fleet.

‘We regret the significant disruption that has been caused for our guests by cancellations due to these aircraft being out of service.

‘However, the safety of our employees and guests is our highest priority and we will only return these aircraft to service when all findings have been fully resolved and meet all FAA and Alaska’s stringent standards.

‘As of this morning, we have made the decision to cancel all flights on 737-9 MAX aircraft through Saturday, Jan. 13 while we conduct inspections and prepare fully for return to service.

‘This equates to between 110-150 flights per day. We hope this action provides guests with a little more certainty, and we are working around the clock to reaccommodate impacted guests on other flights.’



Passenger Emma Vu said she 'felt the entire plane drop' around 20 minutes into the horror  flight

Passenger Emma Vu said she ‘felt the entire plane drop’ around 20 minutes into the horror  flight

A Boeing spokesman said Wednesday that the company is updating inspection procedures based on ‘feedback and requirements’ from FAA and the airlines.

The FAA repeated an earlier statement in which it said safety would determine how soon the planes return to service.

Emma Vu had been aboard the flight and was asleep when she ‘felt the entire plane drop’.

Taking to TikTok after surviving the horror near-miss, Vu shared text messages she sent to her family mid flight.

One reads: ‘The masks r down; I am so scared right now; Please pray for me; Please I don’t want to die.’

Narrating her video, she added: ‘In the moment I was so scared. The masks dropped, and people are screaming.

‘It was just so scary, no one knew what was happening, the pilot came on to tell everyone to put your mask on before you help others – literally word for word what they tell you in the safety training.’

‘A toddler’s shirt flew off, and their phone flew out the window,’ she added. ‘It was just so surreal.’

Federal officials spent days looking for the lost parts of the plane to help in their investigation. Authorities also ordered similar planes be grounded while they investigated.

The missing door plug was found by a Portland school teacher on Sunday in his backyard, days after the incident.

National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigators examine the fuselage plug area of Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 Boeing 737-9 MAX

National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigators examine the fuselage plug area of Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 Boeing 737-9 MAX

Federal investigators also said the in-flight voice recorder data has been lost as it was not reset within a two-hour window after the emergency landing.

Cockpit voice recorders can be found on all aircrafts and is there to capture the flight crew’s voices and all sounds in the cockpit.

Boeing CEO David Calhoun said at an all-staff meeting in Washington that there needs to be transparency ‘every step of the way’ following the incident.

Boeing’s share prices dropped dramatically on January 8 following the incident, plummeting from $248.65 to $228 per share. The numbers have not yet recovered.

The airplanes firm’s market valuation has also tumbled as a result – witnessing a $12.68 billion drop in just five days.

In his first remarks since the accident, Calhoun told a meeting at the 737 factory in Renton, Washington: ‘We are gonna approach this — No. 1 — acknowledging our mistake.

‘We’re gonna approach it with 100 percent and complete transparency every step of the way.

David Calhoun said at an all-staff meeting in Washington that there needs to be transparency 'every step of the way,' after the incident

David Calhoun said at an all-staff meeting in Washington that there needs to be transparency ‘every step of the way,’ after the incident

‘We are going to work with the [National Transportation Safety Board] who is investigating the accident itself to find out what the cause is.’

Boeing unveiled their 737 Max in 2015, and since its Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) approval in 2017 has become one of the most widely used aircraft in the world.

A year later it had its first crash: in October 2018 a 737 Max operated by Indonesian airline Lion Air crashed shortly after take off, killing all 189 on board.

Five months later, in March 2019, a second 737 Max – this one operated by Ethiopian Airlines – crashed again shortly after take off, killing all 157 on board.

Three days later the planes were grounded by the FAA.

It later emerged that Boeing staff, in internal messages, were cavalier about FAA regulations and critical of the Max’s design.

One said it the aircraft was ‘designed by clowns who in turn are supervised by monkeys.’

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