Originally Posted by
wonkazoo
I'm sorry, I'm trying to pick my jaw up off the floor. The 737 has no redundancy in it's rudder control system?? I've had a rudder cable failure- trust me when I say it can end very badly!! Can any (ahem) 737 Driver confirm that this is in fact accurate, that there is either no or a lack of redundancy in the 737's rudder??
If that is true that is the most shocking thing I have read about aviation in a very long time- and that the airplane was granted its STC just three years ago makes this even more shocking.
If it is true.
Cheers-
dce
I'm no driver, but I can read:
The Rudder System Hope this helps.
EDIT: Oh! I just realized this info is from 1997, but I'd be shocked if they'd since re-designed this to operate by cable and with no redundancies.