# Accident 20240105001319A: Boeing 737-9, Portland, OR, January 5, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 5, 2024, 17:15 local time
- Place: Portland, OR
- Airport: Portland International Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: ASAA
- Location: 45.4542° N, 122.7555° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4542&lon=-122.7555&mi=10
- Aircraft: N704AL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N704AL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-9 (registry code 138470A, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-9) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International LEAP-1B28 series (registry code 13120, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-leap-1b28-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737-9
- Reported engine: CFM INTL LEAP-1B28 SER
- People aboard: 177
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 8
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA24MA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA24MA063) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240105001319A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ON JANUARY 5, 2024, ABOUT 1714 PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ A BOEING 737-9, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^RETURNED TO PORTLAND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (PDX), PORTLAND, OREGON, AFTER THE LEFT MID EXIT DOOR (MED) PLUG DEPARTED THE AIRPLANE LEADING TO A RAPID DECOMPRESSION. THE AIRPLANE ANDED ON RUNWAY 28L AT PDX WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT, AND ALL OCCUPANTS (2 FLIGHT

CREWMEMBERS, 4 CABIN CREWMEMBERS, AND 171 PASSENGERS) DEPLANED AT THE GATE. SEVEN PASSENGERS AND ONE FLIGHT ATTENDANT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE FLIGHT WAS OPERATED UNDER TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS(CFR) PART 121 AS A SCHEDULE               DOMESTIC PASSENGER FLIGHT FROM PDX TO ONTARIO, CALIFORNIA (ONT).

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DCA24MA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA24MA063), Jan 6, 2024: Boeing 737-9 (N704AL), Portland, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: the in-flight separation of the left mid exit door (MED) plug due to Boeing Commercial Airplanes’ failure to provide adequate training, guidance, and oversight necessary to ensure that manufacturing…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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