Boeing must inspect older 737 jets after Indonesia crash, says FAA


All Boeing 737-300, -400 and -500 planes will need to be examined, a total of 143 aircraft, after the January crash of an aircraft off Indonesia that killed 62 people, the Federal Aviation Administration says. – EPA pic, May 16, 2021.

THE US aviation regulator is ordering Boeing to inspect older generation 737 jets, after the January crash of an aircraft off Indonesia that killed 62 people.

All Boeing 737-300, -400 and -500 planes will need to be examined, a total of 143 aircraft, according to a document from the Federal Aviation Administration seen by AFP yesterday.


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