FAA seeks to keep track of flawed 737 Max slat parts
US regulators are seeking to identify flawed slat-track assemblies from Boeing 737 Max jets in order to avoid checks on older 737 variants. The FAA states that certain track assemblies were manufactured incorrectly and are affected by hydrogen embrittlement, which reduces their strength and could ultimately result in failure and the loss of a slat. Boeing has indicated that 148 such assemblies were incorrectly produced but the FAA points out that, because the parts are rotable and not serialised, they could be removed from 737 Max 8 and Max 9 jets and reinstalled on previous 737 variants such as the -800 and -900. "The current shortage of non-discrepant parts makes this removal and reinstallation more likely to happen," says the FAA in a directive. <br/>
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FAA seeks to keep track of flawed 737 Max slat parts
US regulators are seeking to identify flawed slat-track assemblies from Boeing 737 Max jets in order to avoid checks on older 737 variants. The FAA states that certain track assemblies were manufactured incorrectly and are affected by hydrogen embrittlement, which reduces their strength and could ultimately result in failure and the loss of a slat. Boeing has indicated that 148 such assemblies were incorrectly produced but the FAA points out that, because the parts are rotable and not serialised, they could be removed from 737 Max 8 and Max 9 jets and reinstalled on previous 737 variants such as the -800 and -900. "The current shortage of non-discrepant parts makes this removal and reinstallation more likely to happen," says the FAA in a directive. <br/>
