1.   But enterprising mechanics eventually found ways to get back the horsepower, and the restrictor plates returned.

2.   Many aircraft mechanics found new work, but few flight attendants, gate agents or baggage handlers were so lucky.

3.   On some of those planes, mechanics found metal shavings from a large nut that rides up and down the jackscrew as it moves the stabilizer.

4.   The mechanics found that it failed a wear test, and they recommended that it be replaced.

5.   The plane was flown back to Seattle, where Alaska Airlines mechanics found two of the elevator control cables improperly connected, said Evans.

6.   While some mechanics found the problem in his car immediately and fixed it free, others charged a diagnostic fee and repaired the problem.