Three Boeing 737 MAX 9 planes, the one ones Indonesia had, had been grounded ranging from Jan 6 till additional discover, stated Adita Irawati, a transport ministry spokesperson.
The Lion Air planes had a “mid cabin emergency exit door kind II” whereas the Alaska Airways aircraft had a “mid exit door plug”, Adita stated.
“This implies the system within the mid-section of emergency doorways had been useful and might be used for evacuation,” Adita added.
The ministry will coordinate with the FAA, Boeing and Lion Air to watch the scenario, including that “operational security will probably be our precedence”.
A Lion Air spokesperson stated the airline is conducting additional inspection of the planes to make sure the emergency door mechanism works usually.
