Alaska Airlines said Monday that its technicians had seen “some loose components” on Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft has come under scrutiny after one of its planes lost part of its fuselage in flight last Saturday.

The Washington state-based company explained in a statement Monday evening that its maintenance team found loose components on some of its aircraft. as it began preparing its fleet of 737-9 MAX aircraft for inspection.

The airline did not specify the findings. We are waiting for the results of a “thorough check” which will be conducted in accordance with the requirements of Boeing and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

This Monday, United Airlines also announced that discovered loose propellers on its Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft.

“Since we began preliminary checks on Saturday, we have found cases that appear to be For questions regarding door panel installation: for example, screws that required additional tightening,” United said in a statement.

United Airlines is largest operator of Boeing 737 Max 9, has 79 such aircraft in its fleet, and Alaska Airlines has 65 aircraft of this class.

An Alaska Airlines plane was damaged in the incident on Saturday. The panel with which the hole was repaired disappeared at an altitude of almost 5,000 meters above sea level. Designed to accommodate an additional escape door, a common feature on aircraft operating on low-density passenger routes.

The plane was forced return to Portland (Oregon), from where he took off, a few minutes after the flight, without serious injuries.

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At a press conference in Portland, Oregon, Jennifer Homendy, chair of the National Transportation Safety Board (NSTB), said: They are currently at the research stage.

The panel was found on Sunday by a schoolteacher in E.the backyard of his home in Portland.

Omendi said the commission will help move the investigation forward to completion. find the cause of the emergency.

Following the incident, the FAA ordered immobilize all 737 Max 9s immediately with the same configuration as an Alaska Airlines inspection aircraft.

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The measure, also adopted by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), This will not affect any of the company’s aircraft in Europe. since the Boeing 737 Max 9 operating in public space has a different configuration.

A total of 215 such aircraft are in operation around the world, and, in addition to United and Alaska Airlines, the Panamanian airline has them in its fleet. Copa Airlines, Mexican Aeroméxico, Ireland Air, Turkish Airlines and FlyDubai.

Just two weeks ago, the Boeing 737 was back in the news after the US multinational asked airlines to Inspect your aircraft for possible loose screws in the control system.

The latest incident has brought renewed attention to Boeing’s 737 Max planes, which were grounded in much of the world for about two years after two crashes with the 737 Max 8 model, in which 346 people died, in Indonesia and Ethiopia, in 2019 and 2020.

In these two cases it was found that Flight control software provided erroneous information and placed the aircraft in a descent position, despite the pilots’ attempts to override this instruction.

(according to information from EFE)