Poorly screwed bolts discovered on Boeing 737 Max 9: how is this possible?

2024-01-09 19:29:17

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By order of the American Civil Aviation Agency (FAA), 171 aircraft of this model have since been grounded pending an inspection. “Since we began inspections on Saturday, we have made discoveries that appear to be related to problems with the installation of the panel blocking the doors. For example, bolts that needed to be tightened,” United Airlines said. Alaska Airlines also reported detecting “loose equipment” on some of its aircraft of this type.