Originally Posted by
TheRobe
Keep in mind they were up in the air for about an hour screwing with the trim, got harder and harder to keep the plane level.....
It wasn't a gradual thing, it was stuck - literally held in place by a sliver of metal. Once that went there was nothing they could do. They kept trying the trim because experience suggested that they had a bad motor or electrical connection.
Originally Posted by
sevenstrokeroll
We were following the DOUGLAS manual and did everything it said.
So did Alaska, just at twice the required intervals between checks.
This was primarily an MX issue.