Maintenance procedures revised after 737 shed vertical fin structures

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Source: NTSB

Boeing has amended removal and installation maintenance instructions for Boeing 737 dorsal fins after an incident in which a 737-800 arrived at San Diego with several structural components of the vertical fin missing.

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