Day 1 - Wednesday

Opening Statement of Member John Hammerschmidt, Hearing Chairman
Statement of Richard Rodriguez, Investigator-in-Charge, NTSB

Interviews with:
Dr. Terry Khaled, FAA National Resource Specialist for Metallurgy
Mr. Ken Umeda, Manager, Structures Engineering, Boeing Airplane Services
Mr. Jim Talay, Service Engineering Manager, Boeing, Long Beach Division
Mr. Peter Kovacik, Mechanical Engineer, Flight Controls, Boeing Airplane Services

Interviews with:
Mr. Mike O'Neil, Aerospace Engineer, FAA Aircraft Certification Office
Mr. Lee R. Koegel, Aviation Safety Inspector, FAA Aircraft Evaluation Group
Mr. Jay Maloney, Former Director of Engineering, Alaska Airlines

Interviews with:
Mr. Dennis Jerome, Principal Engineer, Boeing Materials Technology, Bearings and Lubricants Group
Mr. Dale Moore, Director, Aerospace Materials Division, Naval Air Systems Command
Mr. Wright McCartney, Manager Reliability, Alaska Airlines
Mr. Jim Davey, Assistant Vice President, Engineering, Alaska Airlines
Mr. Robert Falla, Former Manager of Base Maintenance, Alaska Airlines
Mr. Robert Hinman, Former Director, Line Maintenance, Alaska Airlines
Mr. Art Fitzpatrick, Director, Base Maintenance, Alaska Airlines
Mr. Bill Weaver, Vice President, Maintenance & Engineering, Alaska Airlines
Mr. John Fowler, Former Executive Vice President, Technical Operations and System Control, Alaska Airlines

Interviews with:
Mr. Larry Youngblut, ATOS/CMO Office Manager, FAA
Mr. Bill Whitaker, Principal Maintenance Inspector, FAA CMO for Alaska Airlines
Mr. Bob Hill, Manager, FAA CMO for Alaska Airlines
Mr. Brad Pearson, Division Manager, ANM-200, FAA Flight Standards Division
Mr. Nick Lacey, Director, AFS-1, FAA Flight Standards Service