FAA orders emergency inspections of stabilizers

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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ordered emergency inspections of all horizontal stabilizers on all MD-80 aircraft in the wake of the Alaska Airline flight 261 crash. Investigations showed that the crash was caused by a malfunctioning horizontal stabilizer. Two other MD-80 aircraft belonging to Alaska Airlines were subsequently found to have metallic shavings on a two-in-thick device called a jackscrew which moves the stabilizer up and down. The order affects roughly 1,100 jets operated by domestic airlines.

Domestic Scheduled Air Service

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Finding a safe place to land

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The US federal government is studying safety standards such as the establishment of typical routes and emergency remote airports as new aircraft models and the Russian airspace opens to make long-distance travel more common over remote areas. Under consideration are the Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky airport in Russia, Shemya Island in Alaska and the Midway Atoll which lies 1,150 mi northwest of Hawaii.

Airport Operations, Airports

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FAA fines Alaska Airlines $1M for upkeep violations

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Alaska Airlines has been slapped with nearly $1 million in fines on Dec 4, 2000, for maintenance violations. The Federal Aviation Administration has imposed the fines for putting jets into service without proper documentation of maintenance work, flying jets with faulty equimetn and failure to perform required inspections on jets. The violations were uncovered in an audit folowing the crash of Alaska Airlines Flight 261 in Jan 2000, wherein everyone aboard died.

Government regulation, Scheduled Air Passenger Svc, Alaska Airlines Inc.

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