The agency is concerned about the safety risks posed by incorrectly installed seats on these airplanes.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) released a notice of proposed rulemaking for an airworthiness directive regarding a range of Boeing 737 planes. The agency found that 31,000 seats on Boeing 737 Model 737-8, 737-9, and 737-8200 planes were not installed correctly and have the potential to disengage from their tracks during emergency situations and severe turbulence. The agency is requiring seat inspections on affected Boeing 737 jets.
“This proposed [directive] was prompted by a report that certain passenger seat assemblies were not correctly installed in the seat tracks,” the agency stated. “A track-mounted passenger seat assembly that is installed incorrectly can disengage from the seat tracks if there is an increased load, turbulence, or emergency landing. This condition, if not addressed, could result in injury to passengers and crew during an emergency landing or could block the aisle, which could slow evacuation.”
There are 1,028 airplanes included in the directive, primarily operated by United Airlines and Southwest Airlines.
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Sources: ABC News, Jalopnik, Yahoo News
