Justice Department Contacts Alaska Air Victims in Boeing Probe

The US Justice Department has sent letters to passengers from an Alaska Airlines flight where a plug covering an unused exit door blew out, informing each that they are a “possible victim of crime,” according to a copy of the letter obtained by Bloomberg News.

The letters, which were sent from the FBI’s Seattle office, indicate that the Justice Department’s investigation of Boeing over its role in the Jan. 5 midair mishap is growing. Prosecutors in Washington, DC were already reviewing the incident to determine whether it violated the terms of a deferred prosecution agreement reached with the company in 2021.