Other Suspected 737 Rudder PCU Malfunction
On June 6, 1992, Copa Airlines Flight 201, a 737-200 advanced, flipped to the right and crashed in the Darién Gap, killing 47 people. Initially, the investigators believed that the accident was caused by a sudden and violent deflection in the rudder of the plane, but after an extensive investigation with the flight data recorder, they concluded that the crash of flight 201 was caused by faulty instrument readings.
On April 11, 1994, Continental Airlines pilot Ray Miller reported his aircraft rolled violently to the right; it landed safely.
On June 9, 1996, Eastwind Airlines Flight 517, a 737-200, experienced loss of rudder control while on approach to Richmond, VA.
On February 23, 1999, MetroJet Flight 2710, a 737-200, experienced a slow deflection of the rudder to its blowdown limit while flying at 33,000 feet above Salisbury, Maryland.
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