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Federal Register · April 23, 2026
The title they went with Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes Noisy translates that to

Boeing 737 inspections will now cover more planes and a larger area

What happened
US aviation regulators are expanding mandatory inspections for cracks on certain Boeing 737 airplanes. This means more planes will be checked, and inspectors will look for cracks in a wider area around the forward galley door.
Why it matters
Aviation regulators usually expand inspections only after new problems appear. This change means that a known safety issue, fuselage cracking, is more widespread than previously thought. It also means airlines will have to ground more planes for longer periods to complete the new inspections.
The signal
Watch for reports of additional cracking found in the newly designated inspection areas or on the newly added airplane models.
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