Boeing Tells Airlines to Check 737 Max Jets for Loose Bolts
Boeing has a new issue on its 737 Max jets, loose bolts. The company is asking airlines to inspect the airplanes for a possible loose bolt in rudder control system.
The company recommended the inspections after “an international operator discovered a bolt with a missing nut while performing routine maintenance on a mechanism in the rudder-control linkage,” the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement Thursday. “The company discovered an additional undelivered aircraft with a nut that was not properly tightened.”
The FAA said it was “closely monitoring targeted inspections of Boeing 737 Max airplanes to look for a possible loose bolt in the rudder control system”.
The FAA also added that it “will consider additional action based on any further discovery of loose or missing hardware.”
U.S. carriers with 737 Max jets in their fleet include United Airlines, Southwest Airlines, American Airlines and Alaska Airlines. These inspections are not expected to impact operations.
The Boeing 737 Max plane was cleared to fly passengers again by US regulators in 2020 after being grounded for 20 months worldwide after two catastrophic accidents killed 346 people in Ethiopia and Indonesia.
Lower Spend - Chase Ink Business Preferred® 100K!
Chase Ink Business Preferred® is a powerful card that earns 3X Ultimate Rewards points in a broad range of business categories on the first $150K in spend per year. Right now earn 100K Chase Ultimate Rewards points after Learn more about this card and its features!
Opinions, reviews, analyses & recommendations are the author’s alone, and have not been reviewed, endorsed or approved by any of these entities.
