http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2008-03-06-fine_N.htm
The FAA said it will seek the fine from Southwest for flying 46 jets during nine months in 2006 and 2007 without performing required inspections for cracks in the fuselage.
Cracks eventually were found on six of the planes.
The Boeing 737 jets made 59,791 flights before the airline realized in March 2007 that the inspections had not been completed. The airline deliberately made 1,451 more flights after discovering the lapse, the FAA said.
Are we surprised...!