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Old 05-10-2010, 12:43 AM
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Originally Posted by HIFLYR
Sometimes extending times between check items or doing the work quicker is not better and yes sometimes the FAA, maintenance and the manufacturer get it wrong. This was the case in this crash http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A.aska_Airlines_Flight_261
From my understanding, Alaska Airlines extended the maintenance interval of the MD-80 stabilizer screwjack to something like 2000 hrs (on a system with NO system reduncancy whatsoever) and STILL didn't perform it?
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