FAA recommends airlines inspect door plugs on another Boeing model
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Weeks after a mid-cabin door plug fell off during the ascent of an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9, the FAA is recommending flight operators check another model.
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Weeks after a mid-cabin door plug fell off during the ascent of an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9, the FAA is recommending flight operators check another model.
The Federal Aviation Administration is recommending that airlines visually inspect the door plugs of Boeing 737-900ER jets after some airlines reported unspecified issues with the bolts.
Citing an “added level of safety,” the FAA said that it was “recommending that operators of Boeing 737-900ER aircraft visually inspect mid-exit door plugs to ensure the door is properly secured.”
The FAA issued a new safety alert telling operators of Boeing 737-900ER aircraft to “visually inspect mid-exit door plugs" after one blew out during an Alaska Airlines flight earlier this month.
CNN By Gregory Wallace and Hanna Ziady, CNN (CNN) — The US Federal Aviation Administration has urged airlines to inspect so-called door plugs on an earlier version of Boeing 737 airplanes, after one blew out of the side of the newer Max model during an Alaska Airlines flight earlier this month.
The Federal Aviation Administration has issued a Safety Alert for Operators of Boeing 737-900ER aircraft which use the same door plug design as grounded 737-9 MAX planes.
WASHINGTON >> The Federal Aviation Administration recommends that airlines inspect the door plugs on certain Boeing 737s that are older than the Max 9 jetliner that suffered a blowout of a similar panel during a flight this month.
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration on Sunday recommended visual inspections of Boeing 737-900ER planes because the have similarities to the model involved in a Jan. 5 midair emergency on an Alaska Airlines flight.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration recommends that airlines inspect the door plugs on certain Boeing 737s that are older than the Max 9 jetliner that suffered a blowout of a similar panel during a flight this month.
The Federal Aviation Administration has recommended operators of Boeing’s 737-900ER aircraft “visually inspect mid-exit door plugs to ensure the door is properly secured.”
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