NgoJanuwari 5, ngesikhathi indiza isuka ePortland, e-Oregon iya eCalifornia, indiza esanda kwakhiwa i-Boeing 737 Max 9 yathola ukukhululwa kwengcindezi kungazelelwe endaweni engamafidi angu-16,000 lapho ipulaki lesicabha liphuma ku-fuselage.

ULindquist, ummeli, uqale wafaka icala ngoJanuwari 16, ethi abagibeli bahlukumezeke ngokomzwelo nasemzimbeni, njengokucindezeleka okukhulu, ukukhathazeka, ukuhlukumezeka nokungezwa kahle. Esikhalazweni Esichitshiyelwe, i-Lindquist ihlanganisa abagibeli abengeziwe futhi isola i-Boeing ne-Alaska Airlines ngezinye izenzo zobudedengu.

Izinsolo ezintsha zifaka phakathi isimangalo, "kube khona umsindo wekhwela uvela eduze kwepulaki yomnyango endizeni yangaphambilini yendiza ekhulunywayo. Abagibeli bawubona umsindo wekhwela base bewuletha ezindlebeni zabasebenzi basendizeni okuthiwa babikele umshayeli wendiza noma isikhulu sokuqala.”

Asikho esinye isinyathelo esaziwayo esithathiwe, “Ngemva kokuba umshayeli ehlole amathuluzi e-cockpit, okuthiwa afundeka ngokwejwayelekile.”

Ngaphezu kwalokho, u-Lindquist ubhekisela embikweni wokuqala ovela ku-National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), othole ukuthi uma kwenzeka kuba nokucindezeleka, umnyango wegumbi labasebenza naye wawuklanywe ukuthi uvele uqhume. Abashayeli bezindiza kanye nabasebenzi abazange baziswe ngalesi sici esithile somklamo womnyango.

“Ukushaqeka okwaba umphumela, umsindo, nobunzima bokuxhumana kube nomthelela ekuntulekeni kokuxhumana okufanele phakathi kwezisebenzi zasendizeni nabagibeli, ngaleyo ndlela kwandise ukudideka nokucindezeleka,” ngokusho kwecala.

Kuthiwa iBoeing bekumele ilungise izinkinga zabo zokulawula izinga ngemuva kokushona kwabantu abangu-346 ezingozini zeMax 8.

“I-Boeing isasika amajika ngekhwalithi. Inkampani isika amakhona amaningi, izungeza.”

Umbiko we-NTSB uthole ukuthi i-Boeing ilethe indiza e-Alaska Airlines ingekho amabhawodi amane, okuholele ekuqhumeni kwepulaki lezicabha.

“Le ndiza bekuyibhomu. Ukuqhuma bekungenzeka endaweni ephakeme ngomkhumbi lapho bekungaba yinhlekelele khona. "
Umthetho kaMark Lindquist

Phakathi kwabamangali abangu-22 abasohlwini lwecala kukhona izithandani ezinosana, umama nendodakazi yakhe eneminyaka engu-13 ubudala, nengane encane engaphelezelwa muntu.