The head of the National Transportation Safety Board says the Federal Aviation Administration needs to up the urgency on the potential for jammed flight controls on some Boeing 737s.
The issue came to light after pilots onboard a United Airlines 737 MAX experienced stuck rudder pedals during a landing at Newark International Airport in February.
According to the NTSB, the sticking rudder issue was caused by a defect in the rollout guidance actuators, the component that enables movement, installed in the tail of some B-737NG and 737MAX airplanes. Those actuators control the rudder’s movement during approach, landing and rollout operations.
After discussing the incident with the FAA last week,
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