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Old 15th Nov 2001, 00:44
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Post FAA to require 737 rudder changes

I think this is about time:


WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 — The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration Tuesday formally proposed that all Boeing 737 aircraft, a workhorse of the airline industry, be outfitted with a new rudder control system over a five-year period. The proposed order would affect about 2,000 U.S.-registered planes with an estimated cost of $364 million, and follows the recommendations of a scientific panel appointed to examine rudder malfunctions blamed for two 737 crashes in the 1990s.
http://www.msnbc.com/news/657585.asp?0dm=B11ML#BODY
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