| At fault was a cadmium-plated, carbon-steel jackscrew threaded through an aluminum pivot block. |
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| The jackscrew raises and lowers the stabiliser, moving the plane's nose up or down. |
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| The Dearman Light series consists of three single jackscrew and two double jackscrew chain clamp models. |
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| The National Transportation Safety Board last year blamed shoddy maintenance for the failure of the aircraft's jackscrew. |
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| The crash is believed to have been caused by a faulty jackscrew that controlled the plane's horizontal stabilizer tail wings. |
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| A statement issued by the carrier said that 'Regardless of Mr Liotine's claims, the fact remains that a jackscrew endplay measurement of. |
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| The Seattle Times reported that the jackscrew assembly suspected of causing January's crash of an MD-83 airliner was discovered to be worn during a 1997 inspection. |
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| They just refused to allow the jackscrew heads to be easily turned. |
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