Was It an Organizational Issue?

Description

Accident investigators have a variety of different tools that they use when looking into the causes of crashes. These include doing interviews with individuals that were involved with the event, reviewing records, looking at aircraft documentation, and also evaluating weather conditions at the time of the incident. Some of the tools that they may also use are looking at operational procedures, the airport layout, air traffic control, as well as maintenance records and maintenance practices at a particular operator. Investigators use that to try to piece together what exactly happened and why. Using the attached NTSB report for Alaska Airlines Flight 261, which focuses on the maintenance practices of the operator as to the cause of this accident, consider the negative or positive aspects maintenance factors played in the accident (e.g., was this a contributing factor or probable cause in the accident? Was it an organizational issue?). Were any recommendations made by the investigative agency (NTSB and FAA), and if so, what is the status of the recommendation? Could there be future repercussions from a similar issue? **PLEASE PROVIDE AT LEAST 3 SCHOLARLY OR PEER REVIEWED REFERENCES** **PLEASE USE APA FORMAT AND STYLE**