Australian airline Qantas has stepped up checks on its fleet of Boeing 737 NG planes after cracks were found in a part that attaches the wing to the fuselage , known as the pickle fork . The Federal Aviation Administration recently ordered planes with 30,000 take - off and landing cycles to be checked , but Quantas found cracks in a plane with less than 27,000 cycles . The airline is reviewing 33 planes with over 22,600 cycles , while Boeing said it was investigating the possible causes and implications of cracks found in planes with fewer than 500 cycles .
Australian airline Qantas has stepped up checks on its fleet of Boeing 737 NG planes after cracks were found in a part that attaches the wing to the fuselage, known as the pickle fork. The Federal Aviation Administration recently ordered planes with 30,000 take-off and landing cycles to be checked, but Quantas found cracks in a plane with less than 27,000 cycles. The airline is inspecting 33 planes with over 22,600 cycles, while Boeing said it was investigating the possible cause and implications of cracks found in planes with fewer than 22,600 cycles.