Alaska Airlines to Inspect MD-80 Fleet.Business Editors SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 9, 2000 As a precaution, Alaska Airlines Alaska Airlines, (NYSE: ALK) is an airline based in Seattle, Washington, United States. It operates hubs at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport, Los Angeles International Airport, and Portland International Airport. announced today that it has begun an inspection program of all of the MD-80 aircraft in its fleet. The inspections will be fully completed by the end of the day. The inspections were prompted by National Transportation Safety Board comments today that the jack screw screw, simple machine consisting essentially of a solid cylinder, usually of metal, around which an inclined plane winds spirally, either clockwise or counterclockwise. from the aircraft involved in the tragedy of Flight 261 on January January: see month. 31 has been recovered and was found stripped. Inspected will be the jack screws on each of the aircraft. A jack screw is a mechanism that drives the airplane's horizontal stabilizer Noun 1. horizontal stabilizer - the horizontal airfoil of an aircraft's tail assembly that is fixed and to which the elevator is hinged horizontal stabiliser, tailplane up and down and limits its range of travel. A visual inspection will be made of each unit and related hardware. The impact on the airline's schedule is expected to be limited. Alaska Airlines operates 34 MD-80 aircraft among the 88 airplanes in its fleet. |
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