About 170 Boeing aircraft will be inspected before returning to service following an incident involving a plane in the US on Friday, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said this Saturday.
The FAA directive requires Boeing’s 171 737 Max 9 aircraft to undergo “immediate inspection” by the airlines that fly them “before operating a new flight,” with the operation estimated to take four to eight hours per aircraft.
The decision follows an Alaska Airlines plane that made an emergency landing on Friday night in Portland, in the northwest US, after a window and part of the fuselage fell out.
The Boeing 737 Max 9 returned to Portland, Oregon, 35 minutes into its flight to California after its exterior, including a window, fell.
The airline said the plane landed safely with 174 passengers and six crew members.
The hole caused the cabin to depressurize, but the company did not provide information about whether anyone was injured or a possible cause.
Hours later, Alaska Airlines said it had decided to temporarily ground all 65 of its 737 Max 9 aircraft for inspections.
Boeing said it was “working to gather more information” about the incident, British BBC television reported.
“Boeing’s technical team stands ready to support the investigation,” the North American manufacturer said.
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Source: CM Jornal
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