FAA Orders Checks on 9,300 Boeing 737 Planes for Possible Switch Failures

FAA Orders Checks on 9,300 Boeing 737 Planes for Possible Switch Failures
Boeing 737 fuselages are delivered by Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) train to a Boeing manufacturing site in Renton, Washington on Feb. 27, 2014. Jason Redmond/Reuters
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WASHINGTON—The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Thursday issued a directive to operators of all Boeing Co 737 series airplanes to conduct inspections to address possible failures of cabin altitude pressure switches.

The directive requires operators to conduct repetitive tests of the switches and replace them if needed. The directive covers 2,502 U.S.-registered airplanes and 9,315 airplanes worldwide.