The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced inspections for Boeing 787 Dreamliners after a LATAM Airlines incident in March involving a sudden mid-air dive due to uncommanded movement of the captain’s seat, leading to auto-pilot disconnection.
The FAA received five reports of similar seat problems on 787s, with two still under investigation, impacting 158 US-registered planes and 737 planes globally.
The airworthiness directive requires inspections on 787-8, 787-9, and 787-10 airplanes for seat switch issues within 30 days, with corrective actions to be taken if problems are found.
Boeing hve temporarily halted test flights on its 777-9 awaiting certification after a component issue was discovered during a maintenance check, leading to the grounding of certification flight testing.
