AMR Expands Probe of Loose Seats With Inspections of Eight Jets

AMR Corp.’s American Airlines expanded inspections for loose seats to eight of its Boeing Co. 757 jetliners after finding improperly secured units on a second plane in flight.

Checks were being conducted overnight, and any aircraft in need of repairs will be held out of service, Andrea Huguely, an airline spokeswoman, said yesterday in an e-mail. The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said the two jets that spurred the probe recently had seats removed and reinstalled.