US aviation regulators said Monday that more than 2,600 Boeing 737 airplanes would need to be inspected, due to concerns that passenger oxygen masks could fail in emergencies.

Operators are to inspect the oxygen generators and “perform corrective actions, if necessary, within 120 to 150 days,” the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement.

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