NTSB Faults Maintenance and FAA Oversight in Alaska Crash
The NTSB has found that the Alaska Airlines Flight 261 accident was caused by the carrier's insufficient lubrication of the aircraft's horizontal stabilizer trim jackscrew and Acme nut, which made the nut threads wear extremely rapidly until they failed (see photo p. 49), causing a loss of pitch...
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