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Re:Alaska Airlines 737 Max Makes Emergency Landing Due to De... by shreezus on Friday January 05, 2024 @11:57PM (#38888558)
Aren’t maintenance protocols handled by the FAA? Otherwise it would be implied that budget carriers like Spirit or Alaska would be “less” safe (which isn’t the case AFAIK).
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Re:Alaska Airlines 737 Max Makes Emergency Landing Due to De... by kaelinl on Saturday January 06, 2024 @12:36AM (#38888746)
In what way is Alaska a "budget carrier"?

Maintenance protocols are a mix of manufacturer recommendations and carrier/maintenance contractor SOPs, which are then approved by the manufacturer and FAA.

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Re:Alaska Airlines 737 Max Makes Emergency Landing Due to De... by pneumonic on Saturday January 06, 2024 @04:52AM (#38890037)
In 2000, an Alaska MD-80 went down, killing all 88 onboard. The NTSB found that it was apparently due to failing to adequately lubricate the tail jackscrew, as required by manufacturer documentation, not just once, but in at least two successive scheduled maintenance periods. Also, Alaska had been increasing, with FAA approval, the period between scheduled maintenence. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Airlines_Flight_261
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