FAA orders Boeing 737 Max fuselage inspections over possible cracks
The US Federal Aviation Administration has ordered inspections of an estimated 471 Boeing 737 Max aircraft for possible cracks in a fuselage component.
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- The US Federal Aviation Administration has ordered inspections of an estimated 471 Boeing 737 Max aircraft for possible cracks in a fuselage component.
The US Federal Aviation Administration has ordered operators to inspect Boeing 737 Max fuselages for possible cracks in a component, an airworthiness directive expected to affect an estimated 471 aircraft.
The directive follows reports of cracking in earlier Boeing models. Operators covered by the order will need to carry out the required checks under the regulator’s instructions.
The measure is an inspection requirement rather than a finding that every affected aircraft has a crack. The scope and any necessary repairs will depend on what operators find during the checks.
