STABILIZER CHECK IN '97 FOUND TROUBLE JACKSCREW ASSEMBLY ON FLIGHT 261 JET WAS WORN, BUT WITHIN STANDARDS.(News) From: Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA) | Date: February 14, 2000| Author: Wallace, James | COPYRIGHT 2000 Seattle Post-Intelligencer. All rights reserved. Reproduced with the permission of the Dialog Corporation by Gale Group. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

The stabilizer-control mechanism on Alaska Airlines Flight 261 was found to be worn and was going to be replaced more than two years ago, but mechanics decided against it after additional tests, the National Transportation Safety Board said last night.

The mechanism consists of a large fixed nut and a jackscrew that moves the horizontal stabilizer atop of the plane's tail. The nut runs up and down the jackscrew much like an electric garage-door opener.

It has ...

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