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Boeing door panel missing key bolts: report

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A panel is missing from the side of an aircraft between two rows of passenger seats.
This image shows a section of Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 which is missing a panel on a Boeing 737-9 MAX. (AP: NTSB)

A preliminary report from US safety authorities says four key bolts were missing from a door panel that blew off a Boeing 737-Max 9 plane.

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