The first officer's control column was not equipped with a stick shaker; the device was offered by McDonnell Douglas as an option for the first officer, but American Airlines chose not to have it installed on its DC-10 fleet.
A columna de control do primeiro oficial non estaba equipada co axitador do mando; o dispositivo era ofrecido por McDonnell Douglas como unha opción para o primeiro oficial, pero American Airlines elixiu non telo instalado na súa frota de DC-10.