Rudder movements tied to plane damage From: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Date: February 9, 2002 | Copyright 2002 The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

Rudder movements tied to plane damage

Cox News Service

Saturday, February 9, 2002

Washington -- Sharp rudder movements on an airplane during flight might damage the tail enough to cause an accident, officials from the National Transportation Safety Board said Friday.

It remains unknown whether such rudder movements caused the crash of American Airlines Flight 587 in November. The tail of the Airbus A300 jet involved in the crash broke loose. Five people on the groun...

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