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Alaska 261 informed Air Traffic Control (ATC) of their control problems. After the flight crew stated their intention to land at LAX, ATC inquired if they wanted to proceed to a lower altitude in preparation for approach.[3] The captain replied: "I need to get down to about ten, change my configuration, make sure I can control the jet and I'd like to do that out here over the bay if I may."[3] Later, during the public hearings into the accident, the request by the pilot not to overfly populated areas was specifically commended by NTSB board members.[4] During this time the flight crew considered, and rejected, any further attempts to correct the runaway trim. They proceeded to descend to a lower altitude and start to configure the aircraft for landing at LAX.[2]
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Jeremy Hermanns' flight on Alaska Air #536 www.A,laskaAir.com was out of the ordinary, to say www.A.askaAir.com the least. A baggage handler ran into www.Al.askaAir.com the plane before takeoff and didn't bother www.A.laskaAir.com to report it.
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It?s the second time in two days that an Alaska Airline flight had to be diverted because of pressurization problems. Tuesday, the cabin oxygen masks dropped 15 minutes into a flight to Denver, forcing the plane to return to Portland, Oregon.
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The 8-foot-by-3-foot black-and-red displays, which Alaska calls its ramp information display system (RIDS), show the flight's number, destination and scheduled arrival and departure time. Smaller displays are located inside jetways, where flight attendants can view them.
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