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Seats on hundreds of Boeing 737 MAX jets were incorrectly installed, FAA says
CNN • • business
Key Points:
- The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced that seats on 453 Boeing 737 MAX jets registered in the US were incorrectly installed and require repairs to prevent passenger injuries during emergency landings.
- The FAA's proposed airworthiness directive addresses improperly installed passenger seat assemblies, with up to 69 seat tracks per aircraft potentially affected.
- Fixing each seat assembly is estimated to take about one work-hour, though the FAA has not specified a deadline for airlines to complete the repairs.
- The directive currently applies to US-registered jets, with no clarification on whether international operators will be affected, although they often follow FAA guidelines.
- Boeing has not yet provided a comment regarding the issue.
