US says 40 foreign operators may be using Boeing 737s with suspect rudder control parts

US says 40 foreign operators may be using Boeing 737s with suspect rudder control parts

The US National Transportation Safety Board said on Monday, September 30, more than 40 foreign operators of Boeing 737 airplanes may be using planes with rudder components that could pose safety risks.

The NTSB on Thursday (September 26) issued urgent safety recommendations about the potential for a jammed rudder control system on some 737 airplanes after a February incident involving a United Airlines flight.

The NTSB also disclosed on Monday that it had learned two foreign operators suffered similar incidents in 2019 involving rollout guidance actuators.

The NTSB is investigating an incident in February in which the rudder pedals on a United 737 MAX 8 were "stuck" in the neutral position during a landing at Newark. There were no injuries to the 161 passengers and crew.

The NTSB said on Thursday there were no longer any 737s flying with U.S. airlines with the affected actuators, which were installed in some 737 MAX and prior-generation 737 NG planes that included an optional landing system.

The NTSB said 271 impacted parts may be installed on aircraft in service operated by at least 40 foreign air carriers and 16 may still be installed on US-registered aircraft and up to 75 may have been used in aftermarket installation.

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