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Bangkok Post – Boeing scrutiny spreads as FAA seeks checks on another 737 model

FILE PHOTO: A Boeing 737-900ER taxis at Boeing Field in Seattle, Washington, May 9, 2017. (Reuters)

Scrutiny of Boeing’s manufacturing quality expanded after federal regulators told airlines to check the door plugs on a second 737 model, where operators have also found issues with fasteners.

The US Federal Aviation Administration recommended that airlines inspect 737-900ER models that use mid-aft plugs of the same type that failed on an Alaska Airlines flight this…

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