“Although it was manufactured in Malaysia, in terms of the approval of the product, it was done by the FAA,” he said at a press conference at Port Klang here.

Loke added that the Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM) has offered to render any assistance to the FAA if there is a request.

“They (the FAA) have told us that if they need any assistance from us, they will inform us.”

Earlier this month, an Alaska Airlines flight had to make an emergency landing after a window and part of the sidewall around it came off, leaving a large hole in the fuselage and causing a sudden cabin depressurisation. The incident happened not long after the plane took off from Portland, Oregon.

Passengers on board the Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft took to social media to post photos and videos of the gaping hole while oxygen masks were deployed.

A news portal known as Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB) later reported that Portland school teacher Bob Sauer allegedly found the door plug that had been torn off the aircraft, in his backyard.

OPB reported that Sauer was intrigued to find manufacturing details, including the words “Made in Malaysia,” apparently handwritten on the door in permanent marker.

Yesterday, the United States’ National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) confirmed that the door plug was manufactured by Spirit AeroSystems in Malaysia before it was shipped to Boeing’s supplier in Wichita, Kansas.

NTSB chairman Jennifer Homendy was reported to have said that the safety board will look into the door plug’s production, transport, installation and entry into service, as well as quality checks along the way.

Meanwhile, New Straits Times said Spirit AeroSystems declined to comment on the inscription and the incident involving the Alaska Airlines flight

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