Airlines find loose bolts in Boeing plane checks

Investigators' findings are cranking up pressure on the US aerospace giant after the door of one of their planes tore off mid-flight.

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00:00 The terrifying moments after an Alaska Airlines plane lost a door plug mid-flight last Friday.

00:07 And on Monday, the airline said an inspection revealed some loose hardware visible on some

00:11 of its aircraft.

00:13 Now, United Airlines says it too has found loose bolts on several of its planes of the

00:19 same model.

00:20 Preliminary inspections of its aircraft on Saturday found what it described as installation

00:25 issues, including bolts on the door plug that needed additional tightening.

00:29 Following the Alaska Airlines incident, the US Federal Aviation Administration grounded

00:34 all Boeing Max 9s installed with the same panel.

00:37 The United Airlines find means the investigation will likely now be expanded to the whole fleet.

00:42 [Whoosh]