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PW501

April 8, 2025

On March 22, 1984, a Pacific Western Airlines 737 caught fire during takeoff on its scheduled journey from Calgary to Edmonton. How did the fire start and what issues were found from the emergency stop?

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In Mechanical Failures Tags Pacific Western Airlines, Flight 501, Fire, Fatigue, Engine Fire, Uncontained Engine Failure
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NA27

October 31, 2023

On November 3, 1973 a National Airlines flight is flying a leg from Houston to Las Vegas when an explosion shakes the cabin. What caused this flight to shake and need to make an emergency landing?

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In Mechanical Failures Tags National Airlines, Flight 27, Mechanical Failure, Uncontained Engine Failure
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SWA1380

October 27, 2020

A Southwest Boeing 737 is on its way to Dallas from New York when the plane experiences an explosive decompression. Find out what causes this flight makes an emergency landing in Pennsylvania.

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In Mechanical Failures Tags Southwest Airlines, SWA1380, Boeing 737, Uncontained Engine Failure, LaGuardia, Pennsylvania, Philly
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QF32

September 1, 2020

A Qantas Airbus A380, the biggest jet airliner, has a catastrophe on its way to Sydney, Australia from Singapore. Find out how bad quality control caused this plane to almost fall out of the sky.

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In Mechanical Failures Tags Airbus A380, Airbus, Singapore, Engine Failure, Qantas, Uncontained Engine Failure
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UA232

October 22, 2019

A DC10-10 goes down in Sioux City, Iowa on its way to Chicago. Find out how mechanical failure and unfortunate maintenance standards caused this huge airliner to crash land in a corn field beside the airport.

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In Mechanical Failures Tags UA232, DC-10, Sioux City, United Airlines, Uncontained Engine Failure
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