Door plug from Alaska Airlines plane found in Oregon backyard
A Portland, Oregon, resident's lawn has a missing door plug that may hold important clues for the inquiry into why it detached from the plane mid-flight on Friday, authorities announced on Sunday.
Jennifer Homendy, the chair of the National Transportation Safety Board, came to the press conference after it was over to share some good news: "I'm excited to announce that we found the door plug," she stated.
She acknowledged Bob, a schoolteacher, as the individual who had provided the NTSB two images of the object, and added, "Thank you, Bob."
"We're going to go pick that up and make sure that we begin analysing it," Homendy said.
She also reported finding two cell phones: one by the side of the road and the other in a yard.
After the first full day of the NTSB's inquiry into t...