Justice Department investigating Alaska Airlines door blowout

The Justice Department is investigating the Jan. 5 Alaska Airlines door blowout and whether anything that led up to, or contributed to it, could affect the deferred prosecution agreement aircraft manufacturing giant Boeing entered into with the Justice Department in 2021, a person familiar with the investigation confirmed to CBS News.

As part of the agreement, which was the resolution of criminal charges that stemmed from 737 Max crashes, Boeing agreed it would not violate any laws or terms of the agreement.

The Justice Department is reviewing whether Boeing abided by those terms, as the Alaska Airlines incident falls within that review — it occurred in the time period subject to the deferred prosecution agreement.