United Airlines said Monday it has discovered loose bolts on Boeing 737 MAX 9 planes in its fleet during preliminary inspections following an Alaska Airlines mid-flight incident.

United has “found instances that appear to relate to installation issues in the door plug — for example, bolts that needed additional tightening,” the carrier said.

On Friday, an Alaska Airlines passenger plane made an emergency landing after the door plug component blew out.

“We’re working to return our Boeing 737 MAX 9s to service in the days ahead,” United said in a statement.

United has canceled 200 MAX 9 flights since the incident and expects “significant cancelations” on Tuesday, the carrier said.

A door plug is a cover panel used to fill an unneeded emergency exit in planes with smaller seat configurations.

Following the Alaska Airlines incident, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ordered operators to ground 171 jets with the same configuration.

US investigators continue to probe Friday’s incident, but analysts have posited that the fault may stem from a manufacturing or quality control defect.

With 79 MAX 9 planes, United has the largest fleet of the aircraft in question.

On Monday, the FAA announced that it approved a roadmap for carriers to complete inspections that include both left and right door plugs, components and fasteners.

However, United said it was still awaiting final approval on the full inspection process.

In December, Boeing urged airlines to undertake additional inspections to check for loose hardware on plane rudder control system after an international operator discovered a bolt with a missing nut while performing routine maintenance.

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A 39-year-old Bengaluru start-up founder allegedly murdered her four-year-old son in Goa and travelled to Karnataka with his body before she was caught.

Suchana Seth, who co-founded artificial intelligence start-up Mindful AI Labs, was arrested in Karnataka’s Chitradurga on Monday with her son’s body in a bag. She allegedly killed her young son in an apartment in north Goa’s Candolim. The motive is not known yet.

Ms Seth checked into the Sol Banyan Grande in North Goa’s Candolim with her son on Saturday. On Monday, she checked out of the room alone and asked the hotel staff to book her a taxi to Bengaluru. She insisted on taking a taxi despite being advised to take a flight, the staff said.

The staff noticed that her son was missing and informed the management.

After she left, the staff also noticed blood stains in her apartment. They informed the police, who called the taxi driver and asked to speak to Ms Seth. When she was asked about her son, she claimed he was with a friend and gave an address, which turned out to be fake.

The police then called the driver again. Speaking in Konkani to make sure Ms Seth could not understand, the police asked the driver to divert the cab to the nearest police station in Chitradurga.

The police arrested Ms Seth at the station and the body of her son was found inside the bag she was traveling with.

According to the LinkedIn page of Mindful AI Labs, Ms Seth was among the top “100 Brilliant Women in AI Ethics for 2021”. Her own LinkedIn account says she was a fellow at Harvard University’s Berkman Klein Centre and a data scientist with over 12 years of experience in mentoring data science teams, and scaling machine learning solutions at start-ups and industry research labs.

Rohit Shetty, known for his expertise in creating cop dramas, is gearing up to expand his cop universe by introducing the formidable presence of Shilpa Shetty in the upcoming series Indian Police Force. The trailer presents Shilpa as a Shero, teasing an exceptional performance that has generated high anticipation among fans for the show. In a recent interview with a leading entertainment portal, Shilpa Shetty shared that she was previously approached to star in Golmaal almost 14 years ago.

Shilpa revealed that she waa supposed to work with Rohit 14 years ago when he approached her for Golmaal. However, she had won Big Brother at the time and was travelling. She recalled feelimg disappointed and wishing she could star in the movie.

Shilpa revealed that her father had helped Rohit’s father, Muddu Babu Shetty, in the movie Yaadon Ki Baaraat. Surendra Shetty, Shilpa’s father, was a member of the stunt team in Yaadon Ki Baaraat and Rafoo Chakkar.

Indian Police Force guarantees to be a thrilling experience, packed with action, suspense, and drama. Created and directed by Rohit Shetty, the cop action drama also signifies his streaming debut in a production featuring Shilpa Shetty, Sidharth Malhotra and Vivek Oberoi in leading roles. The talented ensemble cast includes Shweta Tiwari, Nikitin Dheer, Rituraj Singh, Mukesh Rishi, and Lalit Parimoo in significant roles.

The show is set to premiere on January 19, 2024.

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