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Mayday Season 3 Episode 1

On 28 April 1988, Aloha Airlines Flight 243 is en route from Hilo to Honolulu in Hawaii, when the upper half of the front fuselage is torn off, blowing out a flight attendant. The aircraft subsequently lands safely at Kahului, Maui. The fuselage failed from corrosion damage and metal fatigue.

Serie: Mayday

Episode Title: Hanging by a Thread

Air Date: 2005-09-14