LONDON–51-year-old pilot Erwin Vermont Washington pleaded guilty today for being above the alcohol limit for flying a plane. United has removed him from duty. He was pulled from London-Chicago Flight 949 (Boeing 767) in November. He scored a 31 micrograms of alcohol per 100 milliliters of breath. The blood test indicated 50 milligrams of alcohol in 100 milliliters of blood. The limit for pilots is 20 milligrams.(for a car it is 80 milligrams.)

Washington was tried in Uxbridge Magistrates Court near London and has been released on bail. For pilots being over the legal limit for flying, the maximum sentence is two years in jail and a fine.

Sentencing will be Feb. 5.

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FAA Warns of Design Flaw

The FAA says the rudder system design in the Airbus A300-600 and the Airbus 320 is susceptible to potentially hazardous rudder pedal inputs at higher airspeeds. The system is designed to limit available rudder pedal deflection as airspeed decreases, so at higher speeds, the pedal must be manipulated with greater sensitivity.

The plane’s vertical stabilizer can separate due to excessive input because of the speed differential limits of rudder pedal deflection.

The findings may affect several accident cases where the Airbus rudder separated, causing catastrophic conditions.

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