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Alaska Airlines 261

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minimum ultimate strength GMM General Maintenance Manual KIAS knots indicated airspeed LAX Los Angeles International Airport, Los Angeles, California MAC mean aerodynamic chord MRB Maintenance Review Board MSG Maintenance Steering Group MSI maintenance significant item MT
Open official document at PDF page 12Loss of Control and Impact with Pacific Ocean, Alaska Airlines Flight 261, McDonnell Douglas MD-83, N963AS, January 31, 2000

Alaska Airlines 261

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airplane nose up. 4 The inbound captain described the accident flight crew as rested, relaxed, and in good spirits. The inbound first officer stated that the accident captain was happy to see them, upbeat, rested, and ready to go to
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Alaska Airlines 261

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horizontal stabilizer and a possible diversion to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), Los Angeles, California.13 These discussions were conducted on a shared company radio 7 According to FDR data, the No. 2 autopilot was selected during the initial part of
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Alaska Airlines 261

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dispatch and maintenance facilities at SEA and its operations and maintenance facilities at LAX. At 1549:56, the autopilot was disengaged; it was re-engaged at 1550:15. According to the CVR transcript, at 1550:44, SEA maintenance asked the flight crew, “understand you're
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Alaska Airlines 261

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Factual Information 4 Aircraft Accident Report to LAX we're gonna stay up here and burn a little more gas[17] get all our ducks in a row, and then we'll uh be talking to LAX when we start down to go
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Alaska Airlines 261

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lets get down to two hundred knots and see what happens.” At 1612:33, the captain told LAX maintenance, “we did both the pickle switch and the suitcase handles and it ran away full nose trim down.” At 1612:42, the captain
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