Commentaries :: 737 Incidents

Continental Airlines Crash Update - The Spin Doctors Take Over
The latest from the Continental Airlines B-737 accident at Denver is the claim that a sudden gust of wind caused the aircraft to swerve off the runway... [more]

Continental 737 Crash at Denver – Better Look at the Rudder
In my opinion, the Boeing 737 still does not have a reliably redundant rudder control system, and even after hundreds of deaths, the FAA allowed Boeing to build an entirely new generation of B-737’s with a single rudder actuator... [more]

Air China Boeing 737 Exploding Center Fuel Tank – It’s Déjà vu of TWA 800
An Air China Boeing 737 Next Generation airliner recently pulled up to the gate, caught fire, and moments after the passengers deplaned through emergency exits, the center fuel tank exploded... [more]

The Boeing 737 Still Needs a Reliably Redundant Rudder
Statements made by the FAA in response to the Safety Recommendation are frightening. For example, the 737 is the only air carrier airplane that was designed with a single panel rudder controlled by a single actuator... [more]

NTSB Investigation of Boeing 737 Took Too Long
Not only did it take too long, but from statements issued by both the NTSB and the Federal Aviation Administration, it is clear that both of those agencies of government still don't have a clue either about... [more]

Boeing Belatedly Modifies Unsafe 737 Rudder Control
What the NTSB, the FAA and Boeing are conceding now is that the airplane's rudder control is unsafe. What makes this announcement so appalling is that the airplane still flies every minute of every day... [more]

The Boeing 737 - How safe are these planes?
What the public doesn't know is that these have not been isolated incidents. Actually, there have been hundreds of unexpected rolls reported and documented in the discovery proceedings of 737 legal cases... [more]

FAA is Missing the Boat: Changes to Boeing 737 Rudder Could Save Lives
Wolk says the FAA's recent suggestion for pilots to switch off the yaw damper when uncommanded rudder movement occur, is too late. "The rudder can move into full deflection within seconds and the pilot doesn't have a chance... [more]