WASHINGTON D.C. — An appeals court panel says federal officials should reconsider whether to regulate the size of ******* seats in the name of safety.

One of the judges calls it the case of the incredible shrinking ******* seat.

On Friday, a three-judge panel for the federal appeals court in Washington found fault with the word the Federal Aviation Administration did before the agency rejected setting new regulations on seat size.

A passenger group called Flyers Rights challenged the FAA in court, saying cramped planes are a safety hazard and the FAA needs to do something about it.

The FAA says it is studying the ruling.