FAA is ordering fuselage inspections on nearly 500 Boeing 737 Max jets for possible cracks

The directive covers Max 8, Max 9, and Max 8-200 models and takes effect September 10, applying to 1,429 planes worldwide

Inspections ordered by US regulator the FAA will affect about 470 aircraft and follow reported problems in earlier models Business live – latest updates The US aviation regulator has ordered inspections of the fuselages of Boeing 737 Max planes for possible cracks in a component. The Federal Aviation Administration a

FAA Orders Inspections of Hundreds of Boeing 737 MAX Jets Over Possible Cracks  WSJ

The Federal Aviation Administration has ordered inspections of hundreds of Boeing 737 Max jets after cracks were found in parts of some older model Boeing planes.

The Federal Aviation Administration has ordered inspections of hundreds of Boeing 737 Max jets for cracks in the body of the plane, warning that undetected damage could reduce the aircraft’s structural integrity.

Hundreds of Boeing 737-Max jets need to be inspected for structural integrity issues, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ordered Thursday. The new airworthiness directive impacts three models of 737 Maxes — the Max 8, Max 8-200 and Max 9 — amounting to around 470 planes, CNN reported. The FAA issued its decision