Teacher finds missing door plug from Alaska Airlines flight that had mid-air blowout

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The missing door plug that was torn off from an Alaska Airlines flight while in the air has been found by a school teacher.

Pilots were forced to perform an emergency landing on Saturday after a hole was ripped into the side of the Boeing 737 Max 9 plane.

The National Transportation Safety Board says the door plug – where the hole was made – has now been recovered by a school teacher from Portland called Bob.

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