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Boeing 737 MAX seat-installation failures trigger fresh FAA scrutiny
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The FAA will push Boeing and operators toward rapid inspections and fixes, and the 737 MAX will stay under heightened safety scrutiny in the near term.

This is a concrete aviation safety issue involving a flagship Boeing aircraft family and a federal regulator. It is likely to keep Boeing under scrutiny and could prompt more inspection pressure.

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This is a concrete aviation safety issue involving a flagship Boeing aircraft family and a federal regulator. It is likely to keep Boeing under scrutiny and could prompt more inspection pressure.

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The FAA said some passenger seat assemblies on Boeing 737 MAX jets were not correctly installed in the seat tracks. The issue affects hundreds of planes and could involve up to 69 track-mounted seat assemblies on each aircraft. The agency said each assembly would take about one work hour to fix and made the finding in an airworthiness directive proposal.

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Boeing 737 MAX seat-installation failures trigger fresh FAA scrutiny

The FAA says some passenger seat assemblies on hundreds of Boeing 737 MAX jets were not correctly installed, adding another safety headache for the planemaker.

World | The Hindu·2d ago
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