Row Of Seats Come Loose In-Flight Causing Emergency

A United Airlines flight declared an emergency and returned to Seattle after takeoff when a row of seats on the Boeing 737 came loose and slid into the row behind it injuring one passenger. Flight 1139 was on the way to San Fransisco when one bolt was loosened during the takeoff, forcing row 3 to come loose from the floor tracks and slide into row 4. A 61 year-old woman was transported to the hospital with a knee injury. FAA spokesman Allen Kinetzer told the Seattle Times that an "airline maintenance crew discovered the loose bolt on the Boeing 737 and fixed it." One bolt? To hold down an entire row of seats? I suppose if you want two bolts on your row you have to pay an additional $25.

(Seattle Times via Today in The Sky)

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