Because the redesign could take years to implement, the agency said it will also announce new training procedures for pilots to use in the event of rudder problems on the more than 3,000 twin-engine jets now in service.

``We will be mandating a redesign of the rudder system to ensure redundancies in the system,''
http://biz.yahoo.com/apf/000913/737_rudder_4.html

Once the directive is issued, the company will have about five years to make the changes in planes currently flying. The new design will be required in all newly made 737s.
http://news.airwise.com/stories/2000/09/968926409.html


FAA and Boeing are expected to outline a retrofit program for 737 rudders aimed at eliminating latent, or hidden, rudder power control unit (PCU) failures by improving the system’s redundancy.
http://www.aviationnow.com/TwoShare/...30301036340298


Boeing Commercial Airplanes Group today announced enhancements to the rudder control system of its popular 737 twinjet as a result of work done in cooperation with the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/000914/wa_boeing_.html


Insisting its planes are safe, Boeing said Thursday it won't begin installing new rudder systems on 737 jetliners until 2003 and in the meantime will train pilots how to handle jammed rudders.
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/busi...7-Rudders.html

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