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AF4590

February 25, 2020

An Air France Concorde tries to make a standard take off out of the Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris. Find out how a lot of fuel and another plane caused this super sonic jet to catch fire and fall out of the sky.

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In Company Failures, Mechanical Failures Tags Concorde, AF4590, Debris, Popped tire, Supersonic, Charles de Gaulle airport, Paris, France
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TWA260

February 18, 2020

A small flight going from Albuquerque to Santa Fe, New Mexico is climbing out to their cruising altitude. Learn what happens when they cannot see through snow and fog on their climb out.

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In Pilot Failures, Mechanical Failures Tags TWA 260, New Mexico, Controlled Flight into Terrain, Hike Domingo Baca Trail 230
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SGR517

January 28, 2020

A Boeing 737 has an issue with unexpected yaw and roll on their approach to Richmond, Virginia. Finally find out what had caused the series of rudder hard overs in the final part of this series!

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In Mechanical Failures Tags 737-200, Richmond, Virginia, Rudder hard-over, Eastwind
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US427

January 21, 2020

A 737 crashes miles from the Pittsburgh International Airport. Find out about how this flight is very similar to a flight that happened years before and how this investigation stalled, leaving investigators stumped.

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In Mechanical Failures Tags USAIR427, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 737, Rudder hard-over
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UA585

January 14, 2020

A 737-200 crashes on approach to Colorado Springs, Colorado. Learn more about how this, the first of three accidents, started a ten year investigation into rudder hard overs.

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In Mechanical Failures Tags UA585, Rudder hard-over, Colorado Springs, United Airlines, 737-200
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SR111

December 17, 2019

An MD-11 crashes into the ocean near the Canadian shore. Find out how some wiring and unfortunate procedures caused an in flight fire that incapacitated the plane while trying to perform an emergency landing in Canada.

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In Mechanical Failures Tags SR111, Swissair, DC-8, Canada, Water disasters, In-flight fire
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NGA2120

December 10, 2019

A DC-8 has to return to the Jeddah airport and basically explodes on landing due to an in-flight fire. Find out how a company call caused this plane to catch fire on take off.

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In Mechanical Failures, Company Failures Tags NGA2120, Nationairlines, Canada, Jeddah airport, King abdulazz international airport, DC-8
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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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ASQ2311

November 19, 2019

An Embraer EMB Twin-Turboprop airplane crashes in Brunswick, Georgia with a NASA Astronaut and Senator on board. Find out why this small commuter flight lost control just miles away from the airport.

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In Mechanical Failures Tags ASQ2311, Twin-Turboprop, 1991, Brunswick, Georgia, Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia
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LOT16

October 29, 2019

A 767-300 must make a belly landing when the landing gear will not extend. But why must this LOT Polish Airlines flight have to make this emergency landing maneuver?

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In Mechanical Failures, Pilot Failures Tags LO16, LOT Polish Airlines, 767-300 ER, Belly Landing, Poland, Warsaw
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