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These airplanes are in during manufacture at boeing, even though the tube is actually made by a vendor, when it gets to boeing, boeing is using that particular door for bringing in interior parts and that kind of thing during the assembly process. once thats done, it has to be, of course, reconnected. and then it has to be sealed. the bolts have to be in place and it has to be signed off. the question is, why are these bolts coming loose? and theres a number of reasons for it, im sure. >> what w...

That kind of thing during the assembly process. once that is done, it has to be reconnected, then asked to be sealed, both have to be in place and has to be signed off. the question is, why are these boats coming loose? there is a number of reasons for it, im sure. >> what with those reasons me? >> when you look at it, the -- depending on the type of new and bold assembly they are using, that airplane, the tube itself is constantly blowing up and shrinking with pressurization cycles. of course t...

A total of 288 currently operating in the u.s. we have 931 worldwide. how about industrywide? is there a concern about this particular jet? >> well, theres a concern about the aging fleet generally. you probably recall the 1988 aloha accident -- >> oh, sure. >> -- which really gave birth to the whole aging aircraft program and there are strict directives that they complied with in inspecting airplanes as they get older. so, this is another very serious data point. this is a very troubling event ...