Missing Part from Alaska Airlines Plane That Experienced Mid-Air Blow Out Found in Oregon Teacher’s Backyard

The California-bound flight had to make an emergency landing on Friday after the incident created a gaping hole in the side of the plane

A missing part of the Alaska Airlines plane that experienced a mid-air blow out on Friday has been found in Oregon.

In a media brief from National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy on Sunday, it was revealed that the missing piece of the aircraft was located in a teacher's backyard in the Portland area.

"I'm excited to announce that we found the door plug," Homendy said during the brief. She added that the teacher, named Bob, sent in two photos of the missing part.

"We are really pleased that Bob found this. I can just see the outside of the door plug from the pictures, the white portions, we can't see anything else," she added. "We're going to go pick that up and make sure that we begin analyzing it."

Two cellphones that had been sucked out of the plane were also found in another yard and on the side of a road, respectively, she shared. One of the residents who found an iPhone shared photos of the intact device on social media, showing that it was still working and even open to an email with baggage claim information for the flight.

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The 65 Boeing 737-9 aircraft had departed from Portland, Ore. at 4:40 p.m. local time on Friday when the plane’s door plug blew out as it was approximately 16,000 feet in the air.

In a news release from Alaska Airlines, the airline states that all 171 passengers and 6 crew members aboard Flight 1282 made it back safely to Portland International Airport following an emergency landing. The flight was headed to Ontario, California when it “experienced an incident soon after departure,” according to the release.

A large section of the airplane’s fuselage could be seen missing in videos and photos obtained by Portland news outlet KPTV.  Passengers were seen wearing oxygen masks and the night sky even peeked out through the gap in some clips.

According to the airline, multiple passengers “experienced injuries that required medical attention” after the incident but they have all been medically cleared since.

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In a statement made by Alaska Airlines CEO Ben Minicucci hours after the plane’s emergency landing, it was revealed that all of the airline’s Boeing 737-9 aircrafts would be temporarily grounded for inspection.

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“Following tonight’s event on Flight 1282, we have decided to take the precautionary step of temporarily grounding our fleet of 65 Boeing 737-9 aircraft,” Minicucci said. “Each aircraft will be returned to service only after completion of full maintenance and safety inspections. We anticipate all inspections will be completed in the next few days.”

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