US FAA to order emergency checks of older 737s

ATLANTA/WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The U.S. government  will order emergency checks of some Boeing Co 737s for the kind  of fatigue cracks that prompted Southwest Airlines Co to ground  dozens of planes and cancel hundreds of flights after a hole  opened in one of its jets.

The Federal Aviation Administration directive on 737-300,  400, and 500 fuselage inspections, expected on Tuesday, will  apply to the most frequently flown models. It involves a time  consuming and repetitive electromagnetic