Around 170 aircraft Boeing will be inspected before returning to operationsfollowing an incident that occurred on Friday with a device in the United States, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced this Saturday.
According to the FAA directive, 171 Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft must undergo an “immediate inspection” by the airlines that use them “before embarking on a new flight,” and it is estimated that the operation will last between four and eight hours by plane.
The decision comes later an incident with an Alaska Airlines plane who made an emergency landing on Friday night in Portland, northwest United States, after A window and a piece of the fuselage fell out.
The Boeing 737 Max 9 returned to Portland, Oregon, 35 minutes into the flight to California, after an exterior section, including a window, fell.
The airline reported that 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 on whether there were injuries or the possible cause.
Alaska Airlines reported hours later that it had decided to temporarily ground all of its 65 737 Max 9 planes for inspections.
Boeing said it was “working to gather more information” about the incident, according to British television BBC.
“A Boeing technical team is ready to support the investigation,” declared the North American manufacturer.
Source: TSF
