02:59 PM EDT, 07/08/2024 (MT Newswires) -- (Updates with comment from Boeing ( BA ) fourth paragraph onward)

The Federal Aviation Administration has ordered the inspection of Boeing's ( BA ) 737 airplanes over a possible issue involving oxygen masks, Reuters reported Monday.

The regulator is requiring inspections of 2,600 737 Max and NG jets over concerns that passenger oxygen masks could fail during an emergency, the report said.

Boeing ( BA ) issued a bulletin to airlines calling for visual inspections on June 17, Reuters reported.

Boeing ( BA ) told MT Newswires that it had shared detailed instructions for operators to update a subset of the restraining straps on 737 oxygen generators last month.

"A new adhesive introduced on the straps in August 2019 has been found, under certain circumstances, to have allowed units to shift up to three quarters of an inch. We have gone back to the original adhesive for all new deliveries to ensure the generators remain firmly in place, as intended," Boeing ( BA ) said in a statement.

The company added that inspections of in-service fleet and undelivered airplanes had not identified any units that failed to operate properly.

The FAA did not immediately respond to requests for comment from MT Newswires.

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