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Southwest said this morning that it is grounding 81 aircraft to "begin an aggressive inspection effort" in cooperation with Boeing following an incident Friday in which the fuselage of a Boeing 737-300 apparently ruptured in-flight. The aircraft, delivered to Southwest in 1996, was on its way to Sacramento from Phoenix when the cabin experienced a rapid depressurization. The aircraft made an emergency landing in Yuma, Ariz. The crew found a hole in top of the fuselage about mid-cabin, according to the airline.Southwest said it is working with Boeing on an inspection plan for 81 aircraft in its fleet that are covered by a set of FAA airworthiness directives aimed at inspections for aircraft skin fatigue. The aircraft will be inspected over the next several days.
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