March 21 (Reuters) - Major U.S. airline chiefs have

requested a meeting with Boeing's ( BA ) board to express

concerns over an Alaska Airlines accident and production

problems, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing

people familiar with the matter.

The airline CEOs want Boeing ( BA ) directors to spell out their

plan for fixing quality problems at the aircraft maker that came

under the watchful eye of U.S. regulators following a Jan. 5

panel blowout incident on a 737 MAX, the report said.

Boeing ( BA ) has agreed to send Chairman Larry Kellner and other

board members to meet the leaders of its key U.S. customers as

soon as next week, the report said.

Boeing ( BA ) did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for

comment.

The order backlogs are frustrating airline executives, who

have started to cut routes and are trying to acquire additional

aircraft to meet demand.

Michael O'Leary, CEO of European Boeing customer Ryanair

, told Reuters on Wednesday he was meeting with senior

company executives in Dublin to discuss prolonged delivery

delays.

(Reporting by Kannaki Deka in Bengaluru; Editing by Shinjini

Ganguli)