True Jackson, VP (2008)
S05E02 Behind Closed Doors (American Airlines Flight 96 and Turkish Airlines Flight 981)
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Season 5
Episode 2
Episode Overview
On June 12, 1972, a nearly new McDonnell Douglas DC-10, operating as American Airlines Flight 96 from Detroit to Buffalo, experiences catastrophic explosive decompression when a cargo door in the rear fuselage fails. Fortunately, the crew manages to perform an emergency landing in Detroit, resulting in no fatalities. However, two years later, on March 3, 1974, Turkish Airlines Flight 981 encounters a similar disaster while flying from Paris to London. This time, the damage to the hydraulic systems leads to a loss of control, causing the aircraft to crash in a forest near Senlis, killing all 346 passengers and crew on board. The initial design flaw in the cargo door mechanism remained unaddressed, leading to the tragic second incident.
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Season 5 Episodes 10
1.
Explosive Evidence (Air India Flight 182)
2.
Behind Closed Doors (American Airlines Flight 96 and Turkish Airlines Flight 981)
3.
Southern Storm (Southern Airways Flight 242)
4.
Dead Weight (Air Midwest Flight 5481)
5.
Invisible Killer (Delta Air Lines Flight 191)
6.
Gimli Glider (Air Canada Flight 143)
7.
Fanning the Flames (South African Airways Flight 295)
8.
Fatal Distraction (Eastern Airlines Flight 401)
9.
Mixed Signals (Birgenair Flight 301)
10.
Phantom Strike (Gol Transportes Aéreos Flight 1907)
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