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American Airlines 191

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feasibility of raising and lowering the engine and. pylon assembly as a single unit using a forklift- type supporting device.: This technique would save about 200 man-hours per aircraft, but more importantly from a safety standpoint, it..would reduce the number
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American Airlines 191

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DC-10-30 modification: program were adopted and incorporated in ECO R-2693. A Hyster forklift, - Model 460B, American. Airlines No. 3145, was used to raise and lower the engine. and pylon assembly: « The forklift has a-design load capacity of 42,500
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American Airlines 191

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peters cere 28 - stand. 4 ine. View of forklift and eng Figure 13.
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American Airlines 191

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accident aircraft underwent the spherical bearing modification. On April 19, 1979, the forklift's maintenance log contained a writeup which noted, in part, "trouble shooting, forks creeping down under. load." There was no record that any corrective action was taken. On
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American Airlines 191

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the pylon's spherical bearings showed they had evaluated the capabilities: ‘of ‘the forklift before the decision was made to use the equipment. The engineer who wrote the procedures knew that the forklift was capable of applying high forces. He believed
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American Airlines 191

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‘to.accomplish SB 54+48 were similar to those'of American Airlines., The: same. > type forklift: ‘was ‘used to raise and lower' the: ‘pylon: and engine assembly. : yes wes fl ak p et On December 19, 1978, the upper flange of
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