TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) - US Airways Group Inc. has found problems on seven of its Boeing 757 aircraft during inspections prompted by the loss of a wing part from another company plane during a flight.
US Airways spokesman Phil Gee says the Tempe, Ariz.-based carrier inspected 17 Boeing 757s with similar wing specifications as the damaged jetliner.
Last week, a small part of a 757's wing dislodged and hit a passenger window. Nobody was injured.
During the inspections that followed, crews found problems on seven planes. They performed minor repairs before returning them to service.
US Airways is also rechecking paperwork on 86 older model 737s to make sure they follow federal rules regulating inspection for fuselage and window cracks.
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