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Emergency inspections of 2000 Boeing 737s after engine failures post-coronavirus storage – Stuff.co.nz

The US Federal Aviation Administration has issued an emergency directive for 2000 Boeing 737s that have been parked.

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Airlines face another headache from the coronavirus pandemic: potentially dangerous corrosion on planes that have been in storage since travel demand evaporated five months ago.
The US Federal Aviation Administration has issued an emergency Airworthiness Directive (AD) for 2000 Boeing 737s that have been parked.
The FAA issued the directive after inspectors found compromised air check valves when bringing the aircraft out of storage, agency spokesman Lynn Lunsford said. Corrosion on the “fif…

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