Mayday S3E1 · Hanging by a Thread

Mayday

Season 3 · Episode 1 · Hanging by a Thread · 45 min

On 28 April 1988, Aloha Airlines Flight 243 is en route from Hilo to Honolulu in Hawaii, when the upper half of the front fuselage is torn off, blowing out a flight attendant. The aircraft subsequently lands safely at Kahului, Maui. The fuselage failed from corrosion damage and metal fatigue.