The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is telling airlines to inspect hundreds of Boeing 737 MAX jets after reports that some seats may have been installed incorrectly.
Regulators said improperly secured seats could come loose during severe turbulence or an emergency landing.
“The FAA has received a report indicating that certain track-mounted passenger seat assemblies were not correctly installed in the seat tracks; the aft fitting shear plungers were not correctly lowered and not engaged in the seat tracks,” The Federal Register 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.”
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