Southwest airline But Qantas said it has discovered cracks in a plane with just under 27,000 cycles that had been removed from service for repair. The Federal Aviation Administration 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. Boeing recently ordered planes with 30,000 take-off and landing cycles to be checked, but Eric M. Johnson found cracks in a plane with less than 27,000 cycles. The airline is inspecting 33 planes with over 22,600 cycles, while Qantas said it was investigating the possible cause and implications of cracks found in planes with fewer than 22,600 cycles.
Southwest airline The Federal Aviation Administration 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. Boeing recently ordered planes with 30,000 take-off and landing cycles to be checked, but Eric M. Johnson found cracks in a plane with less than 27,000 cycles. The airline is inspecting 33 planes with over 22,600 cycles, while Qantas said it was investigating the possible cause and implications of cracks found in planes with fewer than 22,600 cycles.