Comments by "Metalgear SolidSnake" (@metalgearsolidsnake6978) on "FOX 11 Los Angeles" channel.

  1. Alaska Airlines again, don´t trust this airline! Mechanics warn of this airline! One day before the decision not to replace a worn part suspected in the crash of Alaska Airlines Flight 261, an Alaska employee wrote the word "panic" next to a log entry about efforts to locate new parts. The disclosure is contained in an interview the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) conducted with John Liotine, the Alaska Airlines lead mechanic whose recommendation to replace the plane's jackscrew assembly was overridden by other mechanics. A transcript of the April interview was obtained by The Seattle Times this week. The "panic" notation could have some bearing on the NTSB's investigation into whether the decision not to replace the jackscrew assembly was influenced by the desire to get the Boeing MD-83 back into service quickly in fall 1997. That plane crashed a year and a half later as Flight 261 from Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, to San Francisco, killing all 88 people aboard. Investigators are examining whether excessive wear led to failure of the jackscrew, which tilts the horizontal stabilizer on the tail to control the plane's angle of flight. Fly at your own risk!
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