The National Transportation Security Board (NTSB) is looking into an incident involving a 737 Max plane that experienced 'stuck' rudder pedals during its landing rollout.
Federal officials are investigating another incident involving a Boeing 737 Max jet after pilots reported issues with the rudder pedals after landing in New Jersey last month. On February 6, a 737 Max 8, operated by United Airlines, "experienced ‘stuck’ rudder pedals during the landing rollout at Newark Liberty International Airport," according to a preliminary report from the National Transportation Security Board . The rudder controls the yaw motion of an aircraft.
The pilots reported that the plane was able to taxi to the gate "without further incident" and all 155 passengers and six crew members were able to deplane. No injuries were reported. United conducted a test flight days later on the same plane at the airport and "was able to duplicate the reported rudder system malfunction identified during the incident." Afterward, the NTSB was notified and started an incident investigation.
On Monday, the Federal Aviation Administration , which had been investigating the company after the January 5 incident, said its production audit of the Boeing 737 manufacturing processes and its supplier, Spirit AeroSystems, found multiple cases in which the companies allegedly failed to comply with manufacturing quality control requirements.
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