FAA urges more Boeing 737 checks

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration is recommending that airlines inspect Boeing 737-900ER aircraft, which use the same door plug design as the grounded 737 MAX 9

MAJOR OPERATORS OF BOEING 737-900ER
   
Delta Air Lines 163
United Airlines 136
Alaska Airlines 79 
Lion Air 65
Turkish Airlines  15
El Al  8
Korean Air  6


Mid-exit door plug
Visual checks required by FAA relate to four bolts used to secure panel to airframe

Total 737-900ER delivered worldwide 505

Boeing 737 MAX 9: Jets containing door plug grounded by FAA after Jan 5 mid-air blowout on Alaska Airlines plane left gaping hole in fuselage

Total 737 MAX 9 grounded 171
        
Note: Not all models of planes have door plugs, depending on seating configuration


Sources: Bloomberg, Planespotters.net © GRAPHIC NEWS