Boeing under scrutiny as report says Alaska Airlines 737 Max was missing bolts

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The U.S.  National Transportation Safety Board has released preliminary findings of its investigation into the door panel blowout on an Alaska Airlines flight in January. (NTSB/Handout via Reuters)

NISHANT ANNU, Nikkei staff writer

WASHINGTON -- Bolts were missing from a door panel that blew out of a Boeing 737 Max jetliner during a flight last month, according to preliminary findings published Tuesday by a U.S. regulator as the head of the country's air safety agency promised closer aircraft inspections.

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