2024-07-09 01:15:17
More bad news for the American airline. While Boeing announced on Monday that it would plead “guilty” in the remaining 737 MAX accidents, the airframes of more than 2,600 planes in the airline’s 737 family must be inspected “immediately” to ensure that they are in a good position, America. the aviation regulator (FAA) indicated on Monday in the air directive (AD).
According to the FAA, this inspection must be done “within 120 to 150 days” on “Boeing 737-8, 9, -8200, -700, -800, and -900ER”, ie old and new generations.
Some 2,612 U.S.-registered planes must be inspected, the FAA said, without ordering the affected planes to be grounded at this time. The directive applies to the air mask system that is made available to passengers in the event of cabin collapse during the flight.
It arose, according to the regulator, from several reports according to which the passenger service units (PSU) – the equipment above the seats with lighting, ventilation, and from which the masks fell in the event of emergency – moved due to “holding failure”.
Contacted by AFP, the American airline was not immediately able to respond.
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