Fuselage Rupture
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Incident prompts test order for 175 Boeing planes
The US Federal Aviation Administration said on Tuesday it will order inspections of some 175 older Boeing 737s worldwide after a fuselage rupture forced a Southwest Airlines flight into an emergency landing."The FAA will issue an emergency directive tomorrow that will require operators of specific early Boeing 737 models to conduct initial and repe...
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Large hole tears into plane, 118 on board
One passenger said it was a "real quick blast, like a gun." Another called it "pandemonium." Still another described watching a flight attendant and another passenger pass out, their heads striking the seats in front of them as they lost consciousness.Federal officials said it was a "fuselage rupture" -- a large hole on the top of the Boeing 737 --...
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Incident prompts test order for 175 Boeing planes
The US Federal Aviation Administration said on Tuesday it will order inspections of some 175 older Boeing 737s worldwide after a fuselage rupture forced a Southwest Airlines flight into an emergency landing."The FAA will issue an emergency directive tomorrow that will require operators of specific early Boeing 737 models to conduct initial and repe...
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Large hole tears into plane, 118 on board
One passenger said it was a "real quick blast, like a gun." Another called it "pandemonium." Still another described watching a flight attendant and another passenger pass out, their heads striking the seats in front of them as they lost consciousness.Federal officials said it was a "fuselage rupture" -- a large hole on the top of the Boeing 737 --...
