The FAA says it's closely monitoring the Boeing-requested checks after an unnamed international airline discovered a bolt with a missing nut on a 737 Max ...
Boeing says the condition hasn't caused any in-flight incidents and would be caught in crews' routine checks before an aircraft takes off.
No damages have been reported so far and Boeing said that the advisory was issued "out of an abundance of caution".
Boeing has recommended that the checks, which take around two hours, should be made within the next two weeks.
The rudder is the part of the aircraft that helps to control the aircraft while in flight. It is a โmini wingโ that creates a lifting force in a specific ...
Boeing has asked airlines to inspect all of their 737 Max jets for a potential loose bolt in the rudder system.
Southwest, American, United Airlines and Alaska Airlines confirmed inspections will be done on the 737 Max jets that they fly. Boeing's alert comes after an ...
Boeing is asking airlines to inspect its 737 Max jets for a potential loose bolt in the rudder control system, the airplane maker and Federal Aviation ...