"FAA Orders Further Boeing Aircraft Inspections for Safety Concerns"
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The FAA is instructing airlines to visually inspect mid-exit door plugs on Boeing 737-900ER aircraft as part of its review following an incident involving a detached door plug on an Alaska Airlines flight. This comes as the FAA continues to review grounded Boeing 737-9 MAX planes. The agency has completed at least 40 inspections of the MAX aircraft and has notified Boeing of an investigation to determine if the company failed to ensure completed products conformed to approved design and were in a condition for safe operation.
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