Alaska Airlines Flight 261 |
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| Date & Time | January 31, 2000; Sometime after 4:17 PM | |
| Airline: | Alaska Airlines/Horizon Air | Airline Press Release |
| Flight: | 261 | |
| Location: | Off US Pacific Coast Line - West of California | |
| Passengers: | 83 | |
| crew: | 5 names of those aboard (Chicago Tribune) |
| Aircraft: | Mcdonnell Douglas MD-83 | Manufactured 1992
© MD-80 Image provided by,  CruisinAltitude.com |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney JT8D-217C, Turbo-Fans | |
| Tail Number: | N963AS | |
| Serial Number: | 53077 | |
| A/C Logged Hours: 26,584 | Cycles: 14,350 (1 cycle is 1 takeoff and 1 landing) | |
Many of the above specs were provided in the News Report by AviationNow.Com | ||
" ... The FAA has reviewed and approved McDonnell Douglas Service Bulletin MD80-55-054, dated March 3, 1998, which describes procedures for a one-time visual inspection to detect corrosion of the lug bores and the surface of the hinge plates of the vertical-to-horizontal stabilizer; and corrective actions, if necessary. Corrective actions include removal of corrosion that is within the limits specified in the Structural Repair Manual; and replacement of the hinge plates with new parts, if the corrosion exceeds the limits specified in the Structural Repair Manual. Accomplishment of the actions specified in the service bulletin is intended to adequately address the identified unsafe condition."Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model DC-9-80 FAA
Also See:Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model DC-9-80 Series Airplanes, and Model MD-88 Airplanes  |
