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FAA Issues Safety Alert Over Boeing 737 Rudder
Marketwatch.com ^ | Oct. 8, 2024 | Sabela Ojea

Posted on 10/08/2024 12:56:31 PM PDT by rdl6989

The Federal Aviation Administration issued a safety alert to airlines regarding Boeing 737 airplanes equipped with certain rudder components.

The air-safety regulator said Tuesday the operators of Boeing 737 NG and 737 MAX airplanes with SVO-730 rudder rollout guidance actuators should instruct flight crews that the rudder control system could potentially become jammed or restricted in flight or during landing.

Boeing said in a statement it has reminded operators of the proper actions that flight crews should take if they encounter rudder restriction, and has also shared technical guidance from its supplier.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 737max; 737ng; 737rudder; aviation; boeing; boeing737; sabotage; svo730
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1 posted on 10/08/2024 12:56:31 PM PDT by rdl6989
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To: Red Badger

ping


2 posted on 10/08/2024 12:57:29 PM PDT by Tijeras_Slim
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To: Tijeras_Slim; 04-Bravo; 1FASTGLOCK45; 1stFreedom; 2ndDivisionVet; 2sheds; 60Gunner; 6AL-4V; ...

AVIATION Ping!...............


3 posted on 10/08/2024 1:01:55 PM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: Tijeras_Slim; 04-Bravo; 1FASTGLOCK45; 1stFreedom; 2ndDivisionVet; 2sheds; 60Gunner; 6AL-4V; ...

AVIATION Ping!...............


4 posted on 10/08/2024 1:01:56 PM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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6 posted on 10/08/2024 1:03:35 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire, or both.)
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7 posted on 10/08/2024 1:07:04 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire, or both.)
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To: rdl6989
A rudder hard-over is one of the most dangerous things that can happen in the air. It has caused many disastrous crashes in the past. I'd be extremely nervous if I was boarding a 737 after hearing this.
8 posted on 10/08/2024 1:07:45 PM PDT by Bullish (...And just like that, I was dropped from the ping-list)
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To: SaveFerris

“Can’t believe there’s another rudder issue with the 737 after 30 years ago. 2 complete aircraft lost and nearly a 3rd.”

What was the 3rd?


9 posted on 10/08/2024 1:08:43 PM PDT by TexasGator (l . . l / l / . l l . l).1 1 l l l l l " / . l l ( . 1 l l l . . l// l l l l . l l)
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To: TexasGator

I just remember during that time there was another 737 that almost crashed for the same reason, but the crew got control of the plane in time.


10 posted on 10/08/2024 1:11:21 PM PDT by rdl6989 ( )
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To: Bullish

“A rudder hard-over is one of the most dangerous things that can happen in the air. It has caused many disastrous crashes in the past. I’d be extremely nervous if I was boarding a 737 after hearing this.”

This is a ROLL-OUT guidance system. Does not actuate in flight. It “stuck” in position.


11 posted on 10/08/2024 1:11:30 PM PDT by TexasGator (l . . l / l / . l l . l).1 1 l l l l l " / . l l ( . 1 l l l . . l// l l l l . l l l)
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To: Bullish

I thought they had fixed this.


12 posted on 10/08/2024 1:11:50 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire, or both.)
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“I just remember during that time there was another 737 that almost crashed for the same reason, but the crew got control of the plane in time.”

They knew enough to deactivate trim system. Details are lost somewhere in my brain.

I think an event occurred to the previous crew of the Asian one that crashed.


13 posted on 10/08/2024 1:15:28 PM PDT by TexasGator (l . . l / l / . l l . l).1 1 l l l l l " / . l l ( . 1 l l l . . l// l l l l . l l l)
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To: TexasGator

The article states it can happen in flight also. Not just during a rollout. If it is a hard-over situation then it could kill everyone even on a high speed rollout anyway.


14 posted on 10/08/2024 1:16:18 PM PDT by Bullish (...And just like that, I was dropped from the ping-list)
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To: rdl6989

I wonder if airlines are having customers switch to a different carrier if a Boeing is on the menu?

Normally I don’t care what brand of plane, but one with a potential rudder hard over would bother me.


15 posted on 10/08/2024 1:18:35 PM PDT by CodeJockey
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To: BenLurkin

“I thought they had fixed this.”.

The issue has been known for a few months. Finally got the safety alert out. United only US carrier involved. Nine planes.


16 posted on 10/08/2024 1:19:06 PM PDT by TexasGator (l . . l / l / . l l . l).1 1 l l l l l " / . l l ( . 1 l l l . . l// l l l l . l l l)
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To: rdl6989

By the time the exit door blows open in flight and the plane tries to skid to a hard landing on a foam filled runway with waiting fire trucks on either side and with two tires already dropped off, you won’t even remember the rudder problem.


17 posted on 10/08/2024 1:24:19 PM PDT by frank ballenger (There's a battle outside and it's raging. It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls. )
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To: BenLurkin
I thought they had fixed this.

They did, a long time ago. This must be a new issue causing the same type of effect.

18 posted on 10/08/2024 1:31:09 PM PDT by Bullish (...And just like that, I was dropped from the ping-list)
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To: BenLurkin

Illustration....

Would make it difficult for a pilot like the George Kennedy one in the Concorde Airport ‘79 movie who had to use his old fighter pilot’s training to maneuver the passenger jet to avoid a heat seeking missiles.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=QdRDrq5zT6U


19 posted on 10/08/2024 1:31:56 PM PDT by frank ballenger (There's a battle outside and it's raging. It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls. )
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To: TexasGator

It sounds like you are recalling the details of the 737 MAX crashes, but those were not caused by rudder malfunction.


20 posted on 10/08/2024 1:32:32 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (May the soy boys, feminazis, and alphabet weirdos choke on the toxic fumes of our masculinity)
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