NTSB issues 'urgent' safety alert on Boeing 737 rudder system

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) issued urgent safety recommendations on Thursday to Boeing and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in response to the potential for a jammed or restricted rudder control system on some 737 Next-Generation and 737 Max 8 aircraft. The rudder controls the side to side movement of the nose of the aircraft, otherwise known as the yaw motion. BOEING 737 MAX INCIDENT UNDER INVESTIGATION OVER 'STUCK' RUDDER PEDALSThe agency is in the midst