United Says It Has Found Problems With 737 Jetliner

January 8, 2024 5:36 pm

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — United Airlines says it has found loose bolts and other problems on a key part of its grounded Boeing 737 Max 9 jetliners. The planes are being inspected after federal officials grounded Max 9s after a plug used to replace a door blew out of an Alaska Airlines Max 9 on Friday night. A federal official says the that plane wasn’t being used for flights to Hawaii after a warning light that could have indicated a pressurization problem lit up on three different flights. Alaska Airlines decided to restrict the aircraft from long flights over water so the plane could land quickly if the warning light reappeared. Aviation officials also have found the chunk of the fuselage that was expelled from the aircraft.