US aviation orders immediate inspection of 895 Boeing 787 aircraft after accident that left 50 injured.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ordered the immediate inspection of 895 Boeing 787 aircraft to check the pilot and co-pilot seats following an accident involving a plane from the Chilean-Brazilian airline Latam that occurred in March, in which 50 people were injured.

According to a statement from the FAA, the airplane, which was traveling from Australia to New Zealand, lost altitude suddenly after a crew member accidentally touched a switch located in the pilot's seat that was not covered, causing the seat to jerk forward and disconnect the autopilot system.

Since that incident, four other reports of similar problems were received, two of which were caused by the cabin seat covers being loose.

Now the entity issued a "Directive on Airworthiness effective immediately" for some Boeing 787-8, 787-9, and 787-10 aircraft. A total of 895 aircraft are affected: 158 registered in the United States and 737 in the rest of the world.

Airlines will have to check the safety of the captain's and co-pilot's seats to see if they have switch covers and if they are functioning well, and they must do this within 30 days.