"Portland Teacher Discovers Missing Alaska Airlines Plane Part in Backyard, Prompting Grounding of Boeing Jets"

A Portland schoolteacher, identified as "Bob," found the door plug that blew off an Alaska Airlines flight shortly after takeoff in his backyard, aiding the National Transportation Safety Board's investigation. The agency is examining the chunk of fuselage to understand why it disconnected from the plane. The airplane, a newly manufactured Boeing 737-9, had experienced pressurization warning issues prior to the incident. The safety board is still investigating the cause of the door plug detachment and the potential correlation with the warning issues.