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Joel Rose

The FAA says airlines should check the door plugs on another model of Boeing plane

A United Airlines Boeing 737-900ER arrives at Los Angeles International Airport in 2019. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)

The Federal Aviation Administration is recommending that airlines visually inspect the door plugs of more Boeing planes after a similar panel blew off a jet in midair earlier this month.

The safety alert issued late Sunday recommends that airlines operating Boeing's 737-900ER jets inspect the door plugs "as soon as possible" to make sure they're properly secured after some airlines reported unspecified issues with the bolts.

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