On Thursday, airplane manufacturing giant Boeing cautioned airlines to inspect their 737 Max planes for potential loose bolts in the rudder control system.
According to the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration, “an international operator discovered a bolt with a missing nut while performing routine maintenance on a mechanism in the rudder-control linkage.”
Boeing stated that the bolt inspections will take approximately two hours, while the company will thoroughly check the bolts on its new 737 Maxes before delivering them to customers.
As a result of the news, Boeing’s stock went down approximately 1% during afternoon trading Thursday.
