At the same time, with Lion Air finding cracks on two 737NGs with fewer than 22,000 flights, the call for additional inspections could come quite quickly, and several industry experts are urging the FAA to remove the age limit for the mandatory extensions.
All of this happening during the grounding of the 737MAX is less than optimal timing for Boeing. Anything 737 related, even if a different problem on a different model that has not resulted in any inflight incidents, is bound to gain attention in today’s environment. There is a lot of sensitivity about anything 737 these days, both at Boeing and with their airline customers. Both fear a strong customer backlash against that aircraft type. On top of that, Boeing is dealing with a media backlash, as news media have tired of Boeing’s lack of transparency, and are now examining everything with a fine toothed investigative comb.
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