The FAA said on the 27th that it intends to request an inspection of 453 U.S.-registered Boeing 737 MAX series airliners to confirm whether some passenger seats are properly installed on the seat rails. The FAA issued a draft airworthiness directive on the same day, which applies to some Boeing 737 MAX 8, MAX 9, and MAX 8200 airliners. The agency said it had previously received reports that some seat components in these airliners were improperly installed, and that the seat rear fixings did not completely fall down and mesh with the track. On June 19, 2023, a Boeing 737 MAX aircraft performed a flight demonstration at the Paris Air Show held at Le Bourget Airport near Paris, France. Photographed by Xinhua News Agency reporter Gao Jing, the FAA said that improperly installed seat components may detach from the rails during increased load, bumps, or emergency landings, causing injuries to passengers or crew members; displaced seats may block cabin passages and prevent people from being evacuated.

The FAA said on the 27th that it intends to request an inspection of 453 U.S.-registered Boeing 737 MAX series airliners to confirm whether some passenger seats are properly installed on the seat rails. The FAA issued a draft airworthiness directive on the same day, which applies to some Boeing 737 MAX 8, MAX 9, and MAX 8200 airliners. The agency said it had previously received reports that some seat components in these airliners were improperly installed, and that the seat rear fixings did not completely fall down and mesh with the track. On June 19, 2023, a Boeing 737 MAX aircraft performed a flight demonstration at the Paris Air Show held at Le Bourget Airport near Paris, France. Photographed by Xinhua News Agency reporter Gao Jing, the FAA said that improperly installed seat components may detach from the rails during increased load, bumps, or emergency landings, causing injuries to passengers or crew members; displaced seats may block cabin passages and prevent people from being evacuated.