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3/13/09

Digital Journal: Dutch KLM Boeing 737-800's had 17 altimeter failures in 6 months - by Adriana Stuijt

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Dutch KLM Boeing 737-800's had 17 altimeter failures in 6 months - by Adriana Stuijt

Dutch KLM airlines' Boeing 737-800s recorded 17 radio-altimeter failures over the past 6 months, similar to the problem identified as the most likely cause of the crash of the Turkish Airlines' Boeing 737-800 two weeks ago, in which 9 people were killed.
This important information - indicating that there may be a structural problem with Boeing's 737-800 passenger lines' altimeters - the instruments which record the plane's height from the ground with radio-waves and are directly linked to its automatic pilot system -- was contained in confidential documents published by the Dutch news-radio BNR. The radio station has been unable to get any comment from Boeing about the issue.

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