Oakland-bound Southwest plane that did ‘Dutch roll' suffered structural damage



A Boeing 737 Max suffered damage to parts of the plane’s structure after it went into a “Dutch roll” during a Southwest Airlines flight last month, U.S. investigators said Friday. Raj Mathai speaks with retired pilot Doug Rice on this.

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27 thoughts on “Oakland-bound Southwest plane that did ‘Dutch roll' suffered structural damage”

  1. WTH happened to Southwest? That company is now a giant sh–sh-w. Between cancelling flights and nearly crashing them, perhaps the FAA should shut them down indefinitely.

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  2. Complete and utter sensationalism media BS…. Brought to you by the same media that sensationalizes everything.

    I know exactly what happened and that it was NOT any kind of big deal. No passenger on that plane noticed. It was THAT minor.

    How do I know?

    My son was the co-pilot on that exact flight.

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  3. POS media attempting to make anything out of nothing. Whatever you media clowns do make sure you DON’T speak of Joey forgetting he showered with his daughter, he can’t find his way off any stage, walk, ride a bike, or speak in coherent sentences. Draw the attention of the few dozen people whom watch you away from the failing empire called the US.

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  4. That WAS NOT a "Dutch Roll"
    It was an uncommanded rudder input.
    I guess dutch roll doesn't sound as scary as the fly-by-wire control system freaked out.
    Most likely in the yaw dampener system.

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  5. Boeing AND Southwest are NOT a good combo. They both have lost my confidence and when I fly domestic it has almost always been Southwest. I just don't trust either of them. Just too much of that stuff going on.

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  6. Unless a Dutch roll is sudden and violent, it shouldn't damage the plane. Some aircraft have a tendency to do Dutch rolls under certain conditions but they are slow and controllable. More software issues for the Max?

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  7. I reject the overt and persistent racism aimed at those of the Dutch race. Expressions like 'Dutch roll', 'Dutch courage', 'Dutch uncle', 'going Dutch', 'Dutch angles', are mean-spirited and hateful.
    We of the Dutch persuasion are sick and tired of this kind of hate speech. To NBC we say stop it, stop it already

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