A-24-030
NTSB Safety Recommendation — Aviation
Recommendation text
TO THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION: If you determine the Collins Aerospace SVO 730 rudder rollout guidance actuators with incorrectly assembled bearings should be removed, notify international regulators that oversee operators of Boeing 737 airplanes about the safety issues involving the SVO-730 rudder rollout guidance actuator and encourage them to require the removal of actuators with incorrectly assembled bearings from 737NG and 737MAX airplanes until an acceptable replacement actuator becomes available for installation. (Urgent)
In plain language (FlightFinder summary)
The Federal Aviation Administration is asked, if it decides that Collins Aerospace SVO 730 rudder rollout guidance actuators with incorrectly assembled bearings should be removed, to notify international regulators overseeing Boeing 737 operators about the safety issues. The FAA should also urge those regulators to require removal of the affected actuators from 737NG and 737MAX airplanes until a suitable replacement is available.
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
| Status | Open - Initial Response Received |
|---|---|
| Mode | Aviation |
| Closed | — |
| NTSB number | DCA24LA094 |
| Addressees | FAA |
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NTSB safety recommendations are advisory; addressees are not legally required to adopt them. Source: NTSB CAROL (public domain).