Southwest Airlines says it will complete inspections on 38, 737 airplanes it acquired from foreign air carriers by Jan. 31 that may not meet all U.S. aviation safety requirements.
Since then, Southwest said it has completed the nose-to-tail inspection of 41 aircraft without any findings that suggested an"adverse impact on continued safe operation."
The memo added"the data collected to date would indicate that a majority of" the planes to be inspected do not meet FAA airworthiness requirements. Foushee's memo said Southwest grounded 34 planes in November 2018 for inspections. The committee said as a result some planes were grounded"for immediate maintenance to bring them into regulatory compliance as a result of these newly discovered prior major repairs."
Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Roger Wicker said in an Oct. 30 letter to the FAA that its concerns about Southwest's used planes correspond"to concerns that have been brought to my attention by whistleblowers as part of my investigation into aviation safety."
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