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CSC8633

May 18, 2021

In May of 2018 a Sichuan Airlines A139 is doing a routine flight to Tibet when disaster strikes. What caused this plane to make an emergency landing.

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In Mechanical Failures Tags CSC8633, Flight 8633, Sichuan Airlines, China, Tibet, Rapid Decompression, Windscreen
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BA5390

April 20, 2021

On June 10th 1990 a British Airways BAC 1-11 is on its way out of the UK on its way to Spain, but they do not get far. How did poor maintenance practice cause this plane to make an emergency landing in Southampton?

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In Mechanical Failures Tags British Airways, BAC 1-11, Rapid Decompression, Depressurization, Maintenance Failure, Windscreen
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