Air Crash Investigation
Air Crash Investigation , also known as Mayday: Air Disasters, is a Canadian production that airs in several countries. In the USA, some episodes are shown in the block called Air Emergency. Air Crash Investigation recreates the greatest air disasters of history and explains exactly what happened. To recreate the disasters, they use dramatic re-enactments of the cockpit and plane. The show also uses excellent 3D animation that recreates everything that happens "outside" of the airplane. Expert pilots and engineers explain what happened: the mistakes of the crew, the bad maintenance and more.
Genre: Documentary, Special Interest
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Episode 6
Flying on Empty
aired: Tue, Feb 10, 2004
Air Transat flight 236 between Toronto (Canada) and Lisbon (Portugal). Plane: Airbus A330-243. On August 24, 2001, the plane experienced problems with an engine's fuel supply. Hours later, the whole plane ran out of fuel and the crew tries to land the plane in Lajes International Airport. In this episode is explored what caused the problem and the amazing actions of the crew to save the plane and the 306 passengers life.
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Episode 5
Flying Blind
aired: Tue, Feb 3, 2004
AeroPeru flight 603 heading from Lima (Peru) to Santiago (Chile). Airplane: Boeing 757-200. On October 2, 1996, shortly after taking off, the crew started to get contradictory alert messages, like Over speed and Under speed at the same time. After that, all the plane directional devices failed, so they couldn't see where were they flying. The captain was confused, and descended a lot. The plane crashed in the sea. In this episode is explored what caused the accident.
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Episode 4
Cutting Corners
aired: Mon, Jan 26, 2004
Alaska Airlines flight 261, Heading from Puerto Vallarta (Mexico) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport with a stop planned over San Francisco. Plane: MD-83. On January 31, 2000, after taking off, the crew noticed that the Horizontal stabilizer, the device that controls the flight angle, had jammed. After some minutes, the stabilizer moved all the way and this caused the aircraft pitch suddenly. The crew managed to keep the plane flying, and they tried to take control of the stabilizer again, but they totally lost the control of the plane, which impacted the sea at a high speed. In this episode is investigated what caused the problems with the stabilizer.
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Episode 3
Fire on Board
aired: Tue, Jan 20, 2004
Swissair flight 111 heading from JFK International Airport (New York, USA) to Corinthian International Airport (Genova, Switzerland). Plane: MD-11. On September 2, 1998, the crew noticed a strange smell. They thought it was a problem with the ventilation devices and ignored it. Minutes later, the fire damaged some devices and the crew declared "Pan-Pan-Pan", which means almost emergency, and requested an emergency landing on Halifax international Airport. Some minutes later, the crew lost all the control of the plane and crashed in the sea killing everybody. What caused this fire?
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Episode 2
Racing the storm
aired: Tue, Jan 13, 2004
American Airlines flight 1420 heading from Dallas/Fort Worth international airport to Little Rock National Airport. Plane: MD-82. On June 1, 1999, the crew tried to land in the airport before a dangerous storm catches the plane. Just after landing the plane lost control and overrun the runway. In this episode is explained what happened, and we discover a mistake by the crew that caused this accident.
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Unlocking Disaster
aired: Tue, Jan 6, 2004
United Airlines Flight 811- Plane: Boeing 747. On February 24, 1989 After taking off from Honolulu International Airport (Honolulu, Hawaii), the plane's cargo door opened and the airplane experienced an explosive decompression that blew out 9 passengers and injured a lot more. The captain has to land as quick as possible. In this episode is explained why did the door open, and what the crew did to save the plane.
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