FAA Giving Boeing 737s a Close Look

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FAA Giving Boeing 737s a Close Look

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Here we see a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737, clearly still in flight.

After an alarming gash appeared in the fuselage of a Southwest Airlines plane while it was in flight last Friday, the Federal Aviation Administration wisely elected to call for a large-scale inspection of Boeing 737s with an eye toward finding similar wear and tear. —KA

BBC:

The directive will focus on repetitive electromagnetic inspections for fatigue damage, the FAA said.

Eighty of the 175 aircraft to be inspected are registered in the US.

Southwest said on Tuesday repairs were being made to five older Boeing 737-300s after fuselage cracks were found.

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By MK Ultra, April 6, 2011 at 4:15 pm Link to this comment

How very mighty and honorable of the FAA. Who would have thought that they had the authority to do this and not just give a nod on mega mergers and acquisitions by the airlines?

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