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American Adding Seat Locks In 49 Planes – Airwise News

An American Airlines 767-300 taxies out for departure at SFO in February 2012, while a United 757 lands behind it. Photo: Erik Frikke – OPShots Contributor //

American Airlines is adding secondary locking devices to the seats of 49 of its Boeing 767s, as a precaution, because they have the same seat configuration as its 757s that had seats come loose in flight this month.

The airline said in a memo to employees that the US Federal Aviation Administration had approved its plan for the 767s and said the work should be finished by about October 21. It said the work would not lead to flight cancellations.

American said it investigated its full fleet and found no other planes with the same type of primary locking device.

via American Adding Seat Locks In 49 Planes.

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I started OPShots in June 2006 as a place to share and display aviation photos without the often restrictive policies of other aviation websites. I want to share my love of aviation with fellow aviation geeks and provide a spotlight on Cleveland Hopkins International airport in the process.

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