Fuselage Rupture

The US Federal Aviation Administration said on Tuesday it will order inspections of some 175 older Boeing 737s worldwide after a fuselage rupture forced a Southwest Airlines flight into an emergency landing."The FAA will issue an emergency directive tomorrow that will require operators of specific early Boeing 737 models to conduct initial and repe...

One passenger said it was a "real quick blast, like a gun." Another called it "pandemonium." Still another described watching a flight attendant and another passenger pass out, their heads striking the seats in front of them as they lost consciousness.Federal officials said it was a "fuselage rupture" -- a large hole on the top of the Boeing 737 --...

The US Federal Aviation Administration said on Tuesday it will order inspections of some 175 older Boeing 737s worldwide after a fuselage rupture forced a Southwest Airlines flight into an emergency landing."The FAA will issue an emergency directive tomorrow that will require operators of specific early Boeing 737 models to conduct initial and repe...

One passenger said it was a "real quick blast, like a gun." Another called it "pandemonium." Still another described watching a flight attendant and another passenger pass out, their heads striking the seats in front of them as they lost consciousness.Federal officials said it was a "fuselage rupture" -- a large hole on the top of the Boeing 737 --...