SEATTLE — More travelers who were aboard an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 jet when part of its fuselage blew out in January are takinglegalactionagainst — consistingof one who states his life was conserved by a seat belt.
The mostcurrent claim, representing 7 guests, was submitted in Washington’s King County Superior Court Thursday versus Boeing, Alaska Airlines, Spirit AeroSystems and 10 individuals noted as John Does.
Cuong Tran, of Upland, California, was sitting in the row behind where the side of the airplane tore away and left a door-sized hole on Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 on Jan. 5, according to a news release from lawyer Timothy A. Loranger. Loranger, who submitted the suit, stated air hurried out of the hole, pulling on Tran and others closeby.
The suction tore Tran’s shoes and socks from his feet and he felt his body lift off his seat, the news release stated, including that Tran’s foot was hurt when it was jerked into the seat structure in front of him.
“Our customers — and mostlikely every guest on that flight — suffered unneeded injury due to the failure of Boeing, Spirit AeroSystems, and Alaska A