US Requires Inspections for Wire Failure on Boeing 737 Classic Planes

US Requires Inspections for Wire Failure on Boeing 737 Classic Planes
The Boeing logo is pictured at its Renton Factory, where the Boeing 737 MAX airliners are built in Renton, Wash., on April 20, 2020. Jason Redmond /AFP via Getty Images
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WASHINGTON—The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said on Friday it was requiring U.S. operators of 143 Boeing Co 737 Classic series airplanes to check for possible wire failures stemming from an investigation into an Indonesia crash in January.

The 737 Classic is an older generation of planes more than two decades old. The FAA said the issue affected 1,041 737–300,–400 and–500 Classic series airplanes worldwide, but many are currently out of service, because of COVID-19 or other issues.