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Boeing Jetliner Blowout Lawsuit
FILE - This photo released by the National Transportation Safety Board shows a gaping hole where the paneled-over door had been at the fuselage plug area of Alaska Airlines Flight 1282, Jan. 7, 2024, in Portland, Ore. More passengers who were aboard an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 jet when part of its fuselage blew out are suing. The latest lawsuit, representing seven passengers, was filed in Washington’s King County Superior Court Thursday, March 14, 2024, against Boeing, Alaska Airlines, Spirit AeroSystems and 10 people listed as John Does. (National Transportation Safety Board via AP, File)

Seat belt saved passenger's life on Boeing 737 jet that suffered a blowout, new lawsuit says

More passengers aboard an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 jet when part of its fuselage blew out in January are suing — including one who says his life was saved by a seat belt

By AP News
Published - Mar 14, 2024, 10:18 PM ET
Last Updated - Mar 14, 2024, 10:18 PM EDT

SEATTLE (AP) — More passengers who were aboard an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 jet when part of its fuselage blew out in January are suing — including one who says his life was saved by a seat belt.

The latest lawsuit, representing seven passengers, was filed in Washington’s King County Superior Court Thursday against Boeing, Alaska Airlines, Spirit AeroSystems and 10 people listed as John Does.

Cuong Tran, of Upland, California, was sitting in the row behind where the side of the aircraft tore away and left a door-sized hole on Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 on Jan. 5, according to a news release from attorney Timothy A. Loranger. Loranger, who filed the lawsuit, said air rushed out of the hole, pulling on Tran and others nearby.

The suction tore Tran's shoes and socks from his feet and he felt his body lift off his seat, the news release said, adding that Tran's foot was hurt when it was jerked into the seat structure in front of him.

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