FAA Orders Inspections Of Fuselage Lap Joints On Oldest 737s

FAA Friday issued an emergency regulation mandating an Aug. 17 Boeing alert service bulletin calling for fuselage lap joint inspections on nearly 300 of the oldest 737s. The move stems from Boeing's probe of an inflight decompression on a 737. The manufacturer found a 28-inch tear in the skin above...

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