FAA Proposes $1.1 Million Fine For Allegedly Faulty fuselage Work

Washington (CNN) -- The Federal Aviation Administration is proposing a $1.1 million fine against an aviation repair facility after the company allegedly made improper repairs as part of fuselage inspections on Southwest Airlines jets.Aviation Technical Services Inc. of Everett, Washington, conducted improper work on 44 Southwest Boeing 737s, the FAA said.

The proposed fine comes at a time when federal authorities are taking a fresh look at the issue of metal fatigue after a large hole appeared in the fuselage of a Southwest Airlines B-737 last April. But the FAA said that fuselage crack was unreleated to Aviation Technical Services.

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