Hanging by a Thread Mayday : Season 3 Episode 1
TV-14 National Geographic 45m int(0)
Aired: September 14th, 2005 @ 8:00 PM EST on National Geographic
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.