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Boeing 737 Max 9: United Airlines finds loose bolts during inspections (www.bbc.co.uk)

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago

Picture of one of the aircraft’s bolts: https://x.com/byerussell/status/1744460136855294106?s=46

Not clear if this is the cause of the Alaska accident. Those bolts hold on the hinges at the bottom, and the photos appear to show those hinges still attached on the incident aircraft.

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