A-96-109

NTSB Safety Recommendation — Aviation

Recommendation text

TO THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION: Require the Boeing Commercial Airplane Group to develop and install a cockpit indicator system for all new production B-737 airplanes that indicates rudder surface position and movement. For existing B-737 airplanes, when implementing the installation of an enhanced-parameter flight data recorder, require the installation of a cockpit indicator system that indicates rudder surface position and movement. (Superseded by A-99-20 through A-99-29)

In plain language (FlightFinder summary)

The Federal Aviation Administration is asked to require Boeing Commercial Airplane Group to develop and install a cockpit indicator system on all new production B-737 airplanes that shows rudder surface position and movement. For existing B-737 airplanes, the FAA must require that when an enhanced-parameter flight data recorder is installed, a cockpit indicator system showing rudder surface position and movement is also installed.

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StatusClosed - Unacceptable Action/Superseded
ModeAviation
ClosedApr 16, 1999
NTSB numberDCA91MA023
AddresseesFAA

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