maybe worth to mention here, is that Boeing issued an Emergency Airworthiness Directive a few days ago for all B737-NG (-600 / -700 / -800 / -900 / -900ER) aircraft.
Source: Seattle TimesThe Federal Aviation Administration has ordered owners and operators of Boeing 737 jets to check some aircraft for loose lug bearings in the tail, according to an Emergency Airworthiness Directive issued Friday.
Boeing estimates that the directive affects about 600 aircraft, which need to be inspected within 12 days.
Failure of the lugs could cause vibration leading to structural failure of the horizontal fins and flaps in the tail, possibly resulting in “loss of aircraft control and structural integrity,” the agency’s directive said.
According another article, a serious incident happened during a flight from Eindhoven to Madrid (Ryanair) in early March. The flight made an precautionary (or emergency) landing safely, probably in CRL (Charleroi - Brussels South).
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/b ... 37s13.htmlHe said the directive stems from an in-flight incident on March 2, when a Ryanair 737-800 en route from Eindhoven in the Netherlands to Madrid, Spain, with 146 passengers aboard experienced "severe vibration" in flight.
The flight crew diverted the airplane, which landed safely and uneventfully in Brussels, Belgium.
The article talks about an aircraft delivered in April 2008 to the Irish airline, making it either EI-DYH / DYI / DYJ / DYK.
Regads,
Eric