Passengers on Alaska Airlines flight had to make emergency landing after accident Door plug blown off during flight He claims he survived only by being sucked out of the hole by his seatbelt.
Passenger Quong Tran was seated in row 27 of Alaska Airlines Flight 1242 minutes after the Boeing 737 Max 9 departed from Portland International Airport on January 5, according to the complaint filed Thursday. I was sitting right behind the door plug that gave way. In King County Superior Court.
Tran and six additional passengers on the plane filed suit against Alaska Airlines, Boeing Co. and door plug maker Spirit AeroSystems, saying they suffered physical injuries and “severe emotional distress, fear and anxiety” in the incident. I’m appealing. The complaint follows an earlier lawsuit in which three other passengers on the same flight sued Boeing and the airline. 1 billion dollars, Alleges that negligence caused the incident.
In the lawsuit, the plaintiffs seek punitive, compensatory and general damages, but no amounts are specified.
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Tran’s shoes and socks were torn from his feet when the door plug exploded, according to an emailed statement from his attorney. His leg jerked toward the hole, causing his leg to spasm and get stuck in the seat structure in front of him. He says his seatbelt saved him from being sucked out of the plane.
“The failures of Boeing, Spirit Aerosystems, and Alaska Airlines to keep the aircraft safe and flyable caused unnecessary trauma to our customers, and likely all passengers on that flight.” said trial attorney Timothy A. Loranger. That statement.
The family of five other passengers from Claremont, Calif., feared for their lives when the hole ripped through the side of the plane, the lawyer said. His parents, Khet Tran and Tram Vo, and their three sons are currently undergoing counseling to cope with the trauma, Loranger added.
Lawyers said the seventh passenger suing, Huy Tran, was sitting in row 27 next to his friend Cuong Tran.
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Boeing declined to comment. “Spirit does not comment on pending litigation. We remain focused on our business, customers and people,” a Spirit AeroSystems spokesperson said in an email to CBS MoneyWatch.
The lawsuit does not specifically mention the seatbelt that would have prevented Tran from being sucked out of the plane. These details were revealed in a statement released by the law firm representing him.
“The full details of their harrowing experiences, their fears and injuries will be told directly from them when they have the opportunity to testify in their depositions and at trial,” Loranger said in an email to CBS MoneyWatch. said.
