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Alaska Airlines 261

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Also contributing to the accident was the absence on the McDonnell Douglas MD-80 of a fail-safe mechanism to prevent the catastrophic effects of total acme nut thread loss. The safety issues discussed in this report include lubrication and inspection of
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Alaska Airlines 261

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717 fleet. Therefore, the Safety Board believes that, pending the incorporation of a fail-safe mechanism in the design of the DC-9, MD-80/90, and 717 horizontal stabilizer jackscrew assembly, as recommended in Safety Recommendation A-02-49 in this report, the FAA should
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Alaska Airlines 261

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Analysis 165 Aircraft Accident Report further concludes that the absence of a fail-safe mechanism to prevent the catastrophic effects of total acme nut thread loss contributed to the Alaska Airlines flight 261 accident. 2.6.2 Prevention of Acme Nut Thread Loss
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Alaska Airlines 261

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assembly in DC-9, MD-80/90, and 717 series airplanes and require, if practicable, that such fail-safe mechanisms be incorporated in the design of all existing and future DC-9, MD-80/90, and 717 series airplanes and their derivatives; (2) evaluate the horizontal stabilizer
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Alaska Airlines 261

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of the acme nut threads as a catastrophic single-point failure mode. The absence of a fail-safe mechanism to prevent the catastrophic effects of total acme nut thread loss contributed to the Alaska Airlines flight 261 accident.
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Alaska Airlines 261

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Also contributing to the accident was the absence on the McDonnell Douglas MD-80 of a fail-safe mechanism to prevent the catastrophic effects of total acme nut thread loss.
Open official document at PDF page 194Loss of Control and Impact with Pacific Ocean, Alaska Airlines Flight 261, McDonnell Douglas MD-83, N963AS, January 31, 2000