United Airlines Finds "Loose Bolts" On 737 Max Doors After Emergency Inspection
Comes as Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 jet lost fuselage panel, triggering sudden decompression event near Portland Friday.
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Comes as Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 jet lost fuselage panel, triggering sudden decompression event near Portland Friday.
United Airlines has found loose bolts in its own Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft just days after the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) grounded the planes following a mid-air blowout on Alaska Airlines.
Authorities have grounded some Boeing 737 Max 9s after an Alaska Airlines aircraft suffered a blowout shortly after take-off. Some of the grounded planes have been found to have loose bolts.
Boeing's CEO says that "situations like this are a reminder that we must remain focused on continuing to improve every day."
United Airlines (NYSE:UAL) said Monday that it has found loose bolts on door plugs of several Boeing (NYSE:BA) 737 Max 9 planes during inspections spurred when a panel of that type blew out during an Alaska Airlines flight using that type of aircraft ...