Boeing, FAA to redesign 737 rudder control, retrofit fleet

FAA and Boeing said they will redesign the rudder actuation system on 737 airliners and retrofit all of the twinjets. The changes were recommended in a report released yesterday by the 737 Engineering Test and Evaluation Board, formed in May 1999 in the wake of two fatal 737 accidents to study...

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