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‘A Degraded State of Safety’

Dutch investigators said a 737’s broken aileron cable led to a serious incident during a 2022 flight from Crete.

by Linda Werfelman | November 4, 2024

The Boeing 737-800 had just lifted off a runway on the Greek island of Crete when the flight crew experienced what the Dutch Safety Board called an “uncommon roll effect to the left.”

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