Dhaka, Sept. 14 -- The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is seeking $3.1 million in fines against Boeing over safety violations, including the January 2024 midair blowout of a door plug panel on an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9.

The violations occurred between September 2023 and February 2024, the FAA said Friday. In the January incident, a paneled-over exit door, known as a door plug, detached shortly after takeoff from Portland, Oregon. None of the 171 passengers or six crew members were seriously injured, and the pilots safely returned the plane to the airport.

A 17-month investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board attributed the incident to lapses in Boeing's manufacturing and oversight, along with ineffective F...