One year later: Teacher 'Bob' recounts finding Alaska Air door plug in his backyard

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Sunday marks one year since an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 had its door plug blown out in midair on Jan. 5, 2024 on its trip from PDX to Ontario, California.

That same door plug plunged thousands of feet and landed in a tree in a Portland science teacher’s backyard in the West Haven neighborhood.

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Bob Sauer, the now-retired teacher, recounted the following...