Transportation
Boeing 737 Max Recent Rudder Failure Under Investigation
- NTSB says rudder on United Airlines jet ‘stuck’ on Feb. 6
- New Jersey incident is latest involving the 737 family of jets
US investigators are looking into another incident involving Boeing Co.’s 737 Max airliner, a case in which the plane’s rudder system malfunctioned as pilots were landing.
Pilots on a United Airlines Holdings Inc. 737 Max 8 said the pedals that control the rudder, a key device to help maneuver a plane, became stuck as they touched down at Newark Liberty International Airport on Feb. 6, the National Transportation Safety Board said in a preliminary report Thursday.