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Seats on hundreds of Boeing 737 MAX jets may need inspections, FAA says

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Reuters (Reuters) — The US Federal Aviation Administration said on Monday that seats on hundreds of Boeing BA.N 737 MAX jets registered in the US may require inspections in case they were incorrectly installed and needed to be fixed.

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  1. KION Central Coast

    Seats on hundreds of Boeing 737 MAX jets were incorrectly installed, FAA says (opens KION Central Coast)

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    Reuters (Reuters) — The US Federal Aviation Administration said on Monday that seats on hundreds of Boeing 737 MAX jets registered in the US were incorrectly installed and need to be fixed. If not, the seats could injure passengers during an emergency landing.

  2. Quartz

    FAA is ordering inspections of passenger seats on hundreds of Boeing 737 MAX jets (opens Quartz)

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    Seats on some MAX jets were incorrectly installed in their tracks and could disengage during turbulence or an emergency landing

  3. KHOU Houston

    FAA flags possible issue affecting seats on hundreds of Boeing 737 MAX jets (opens KHOU Houston)

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    The seat installation issue would pose a safety concern to passengers during emergency landing or severe turbulence, according to the FAA.

  4. KRDO

    Seats on hundreds of Boeing 737 MAX jets may need inspections, FAA says (opens KRDO)

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    Reuters (Reuters) — The US Federal Aviation Administration said on Monday that seats on hundreds of Boeing BA.N 737 MAX jets registered in the US may require inspections in case they were incorrectly installed and needed to be fixed.

  5. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    FAA: Seats on hundreds of 737 MAX jets may need inspections (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    SEATTLE >> The Federal Aviation Administration said on Monday that seats on hundreds of Boeing 737 MAX jets registered in the U.S. may require inspections in case they were incorrectly installed and needed to be fixed.

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