Specific Airbus planes must now check their wings for wrong parts

The US aviation regulator is forcing owners of certain Airbus planes to inspect their wings. This is because some planes were built with titanium fasteners where nickel alloy ones should have been.

Aircraft manufacturers sometimes make mistakes. This rule means operators of specific Airbus planes must now find and fix a known error where the wrong metal was used in a critical part of the wing. This prevents potential structural issues during flight.