The 737 That Became a Convertible at 24,000 Feet
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Aloha 243: eighteen feet of cabin roof gone in an instant. Metal fatigue in a salt-air island fleet — and an inspection program that missed the cracks in plain sight. In this video: • Why island-hopping killed this airframe early • Metal fatigue: how aluminum remembers every flight • The landing with a missing roof • The aging-aircraft rules written in its wake #aviation #aloha243 #metalfatigue #aircrash
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