Air New Zealand will carry out safety checks after an emergency warning from manufacturer Boeing about 737 jet airliners prompted by an incident on a US plane.
Last week, a Southwest Airlines plant heading from Phoenix to Sacramento in California was forced to make an emergency landing when part of its fuselage ripped open and the cabin rapidly depressurised.
The fault which caused the tear has been identified on several other aircraft and Boeing has sent an emergency directive to Air New Zealand to check its 737s.
Air New Zealand said on Wednesday that one of its aircraft will need to be checked in the next five days and 14 others will need to be looked at.
However, the airline says this will not affect its services.
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ordered airlines on Tuesday to inspect older Boeing 737s that have had more than 30,000 take-offs and landings.
