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Another turn the wrong way issue that happened was on the early versions of the 737. It would cause the rudder to go hard-over to the other direction it was com
by rrmm 6y ago
Another turn the wrong way issue that happened was on the early versions of the 737. It would cause the rudder to go hard-over to the other direction it was commanded. It happened so hard it was difficult (if not impossible) for a pilot to counteract it using the pedals (they would basically have to stand on the pedal).
It killed at least 157 people. The culprit in this case iirc was a combination of a flaw in the hydraulic cylinder design with large temperature swings. The story of the guy who finally figured it out is a fun one.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_737_rudder_issues https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_737_rudder_issues