NTSB Report On Alaska Crash Points To Stabilizer Grease Change

A blocked grease "passageway" on a key part of Alaska Airlines Flight 261's horizontal stabilizer jackscrew assembly may have kept the part from being adequately lubricated, leading to excessive wear and the failure that brought the plane down, information from a National Transportation Safety Board...

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