On 24 December 1994, Air France Flight 8969 is hijacked on the ground at Algiers Airport.
Type of aircraft: Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia
Chlorine deposits in the blade led to the development of corrosion pits and fatigue cracks, causing it to weaken and break. The aircraft rapidly loses altitude and crashes, killing nine people. The imbalance of the rotating propeller causes the engine to partly tear itself from its mounting, creating excessive drag. On 21 August 1995, a blade on the left-side propeller of Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 529 breaks off. The blowout was caused by a maintenance worker installing incorrectly sized bolts during maintenance work. The captain is found to be still alive after being outside the cockpit for 21 minutes. A member of the cabin crew clings to his legs as the co-pilot completes an emergency landing without any deaths. On 10 June 1990, a cockpit window on British Airways Flight 5390 blows out, partially ejecting and injuring the captain through the hole. Improper maintenance work allowed a hydraulic line and a fuel line to rub together, resulting in a subsequent fuel line fracture and a leak. The pilots glide the aircraft to a safe landing at a naval base in the Azores. On 24 August 2001, Air Transat Flight 236 runs out of fuel while flying over the Atlantic Ocean. Type of aircraft: McDonnell Douglas MD-83 (This crash is later explored in the Season 22 episode 'Pacific Plunge'). The stabilizer failed due to an improperly maintained jackscrew assembly. The aircraft dives inverted into the Pacific Ocean, killing all 88 on board. On 31 January 2000, Alaska Airlines Flight 261's trimmable horizontal stabilizer jams and breaks from its control system. The false readings and contradictory warnings were caused by duct tape over the static ports, which was used to protect the ports during maintenance, but was not removed afterwards. The Boeing 757 crashes into the Pacific Ocean, killing everyone on board. In preparation for an emergency landing, the crew descend the aircraft, but unknowingly descend too far by relying on the false readings. On 2 October 1996, shortly after take off, the crew of Aeroperú Flight 603 are confused by false speed and altitude readings and contradictory warnings from the aircraft's air data system. Type of aircraft: McDonnell Douglas MD-11 The fire was caused by faulty wiring in the on-board first-class and business-class entertainment systems. On 2 September 1998, a fire breaks out on Swissair Flight 111 while in flight, damaging vital systems and causing the aircraft to crash into the Atlantic Ocean off Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia, with no survivors.
Type of aircraft: McDonnell Douglas MD-82 The crash was caused by the crew not arming the spoilers during their pre-landing checks. On 1 June 1999, American Airlines Flight 1420 tries to land at the Little Rock National Airport during a storm, but overruns the runway, killing 11 people. It was later determined that an electrical short circuit caused the cargo door to open. The flight later lands safely at Honolulu without any more loss of life. On 24 February 1989, part of the right-side fuselage of United Airlines Flight 811 rips off, ejecting nine people from the aircraft and causing explosive decompression. Note: Episodes are ordered by their production number, not by their original air date.
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