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For those unfamiliar with Dutch Roll - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_roll https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_roll Noteworth there: The 2013 fatal cras
by bell-cot 2y ago
For those unfamiliar with Dutch Roll -
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_roll https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_roll
Noteworth there: The 2013 fatal crash of a Boeing KC-135R, after its rudder PCU failed. The article places preliminary blame (for the new incident) on the 737-8's rudder PCU.
One might wonder about the design, components, and processes commonalities between rudder PCU's for the KC-135R, and 737-8.
- banannaise 2y agoThe 737 rudder PCU also had a defect in the 90s that caused a series of major incidents, although obviously that's been fixed since: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_737_rudder_issues https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_737_rudder_issues