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Justice Department Opens Probe, Interviews Crew in Alaska Airlines Blowout

Federal agents have recently contacted passengers, pilots and attendants

Updated March 9, 2024 12:27 pm ET

The Boeing manufacturing facility in Renton, Wash. Photo: David Ryder/Bloomberg News

The Justice Department has opened a criminal investigation into the Boeing 737 MAX blowout on an Alaska Airlines flight, according to documents and people familiar with the matter.

Investigators have contacted some passengers and crew on the Jan. 5 flight, which made an emergency landing in Portland, Ore., after a fuselage panel ripped off midair, according to the documents and people.

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