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CI611

December 3, 2019

A 747-200 crashes into the ocean without any sign of an issue from the flight crew. Find out how a seemingly simple fix to the tail of this aircraft caused China Airlines 611 to break up over the ocean 22 years later.

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In Mechanical Failures Tags China Airlines, CI611, 747-200, Fatigue, Water Disasters
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