Boeing said on Monday that it was issuing a bulletin to airlines that fly some older models of its 737 jet, calling for special inspections of the lap joints in the fuselages of the planes. The action follows an incident where a hole blew open in the fuselage of a Southwest Airlines 737-300 while in flight, causing an emergency landing but no injuries, and the discovery of cracks in two more of the airline's 737 jets. Boeing said that data from the airline and from the National Transportation Safety Board prompted the inspection bulletin. The 737, sold in various models since the 1960s, is the most popular and widely used jetliner in the world.
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