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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Kelly Rissman

Boeing 737 Max grounded for 2 weeks after scary ‘Dutch’ roll incident at 32,000 feet

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A Boeing 737 Max has been grounded for 20 days after the aircraft experienced a dangerous “Dutch roll” mid-flight, causing it to sway side-to-side in yet another troubling incident for the embattled aviation company.

The Southwest Airlines flight was traveling from Phoenix, Arizona, to Oakland, California, carrying 175 passengers and six crew members, when the aircraft experienced a Dutch Roll, an “unsafe” movement in which the tail wags and the wings oscillate, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

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