A-04-045

NTSB Safety Recommendation — Aviation

Recommendation text

TO THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION: Evaluate other transport-category airplanes with rudder limiting systems to determine whether any of those systems are unable to effectively respond to rapid airspeed changes such as those that might be experienced during upsets, or whether any of those systems are adversely affected by pedal forces and, if so, require corrective modifications to those systems.

In plain language (FlightFinder summary)

The Federal Aviation Administration is asked to evaluate other transport-category airplanes that have rudder limiting systems, checking if those systems fail to respond effectively to rapid airspeed changes (like during upsets) or are adversely affected by pedal forces. If such problems are found, corrective modifications must be required.

This plain-language summary is written by FlightFinder to explain the recommendation above. It is not the official wording — the verbatim NTSB text is quoted above.

Details

StatusClosed - Acceptable Action
ModeAviation
ClosedMar 31, 2011
NTSB numberDCA97MA049
AddresseesFAA

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NTSB safety recommendations are advisory; addressees are not legally required to adopt them. Source: NTSB CAROL (public domain).