FAA Issues Safety Alert Over Boeing 737 Rudder

By Sabela Ojea

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.

"We continue to work under the oversight of regulators regarding the actuator on an optional autoland system on a subset of 737s," Boeing said.

The safety alert follows a recent event that involved a Boeing 737 MAX, where the flight crew was unable to move the rudder pedals during landing rollout, the regulator said.

The FAA said it was taking the National Transportation Safety Board recommendations seriously regarding the rudder issue, would conduct additional simulator training in October and that it had issued a notice to international regulators.

Write to Sabela Ojea at sabela.ojea@wsj.com

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