It seems like we can’t finish out a week here without at least one story of something going wrong with a Boeing 737 Max flight somewhere in the world. The latest incident probably isn’t the manufacturer’s fault, however, though it was no doubt distressing for some of the 175 passengers traveling from Phoenix to Oakland, California back on May 25. Traveling at more than 30.000 feet in the air, the Southwest Airlines flight suddenly began to dip and slide to the side, followed by a series of left-to-right “waggles” of the tail of the aircraft. This unintentional maneuver is known as a “Dutch roll” in the aeronautics community. The motion was severe enough that the aircraft suffered significant structural damage, but the pilots were still able to land the plane safely in Oakland. Apparently everyone must have been buckled in because no injuries were reported, thankfully. (NY Post)
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