NTSB issues ‘urgent' safety alert on Boeing 737 rudder system as agency probes Newark Airport issue with United flight

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) issued urgent safety recommendations on Thursday to Boeing and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in response to the potential for a jammed or restricted rudder control system on some 737 Next-Generation and 737 Max 8 aircraft. The rudder controls the side-to-side movement of the nose of the aircraft, otherwise known as the yaw motion. The agency is in the midst of investigating a February incident in which the rudder pedals on a United Airlines Boeing ...