CHICAGO, April 24 (Reuters) - A new federal directive will require Boeing Co to conduct speedy inspections to prevent potentially dangerous vibrations affecting certain flight-control surfaces on the tails of some of its 737 models, The Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday.
The Federal Aviation Administration is expected to issue a new safety directive as early as Monday that requires inspections of the mechanisms that control part of the elevators on about 125 of Boeing's aircraft, the report said.
The inspections of the elevators, which help control a plane's pitch, must be completed in the next six to 30 days, depending on the age of the aircraft, the Journal said.
(Reporting by Mark Weinraub; Editing by Peter Cooney)
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The Federal Aviation Administration is expected to issue a new safety directive as early as Monday that requires inspections of the mechanisms that control part of the elevators on about 125 of Boeing's aircraft, the report said.
The inspections of the elevators, which help control a plane's pitch, must be completed in the next six to 30 days, depending on the age of the aircraft, the Journal said.
(Reporting by Mark Weinraub; Editing by Peter Cooney)
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