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Article: NTSB investigates Boeing 737 rudder problem from last week.
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- December 18, 2001
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The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is apparently investigating whether a rudder problem may have caused a United Airlines Boeing 737 to experience problems while landing in Chicago last Thursday (13 December).
The pilots of the St Louis-Chicago flight reported that the aircraft`s nose swung sharply to the left and right when the aircraft began its descent into Chicago at around 9,000 feet. The pilots also reported that the aircraft banked sharply after the autopilot was disconnected and that they needed to apply pressure to the rudder pedals to level the wings and ...