Hawaiian Airlines Roof Blowout
The pilot landed on maui with the remaining.
Hawaiian airlines roof blowout. Aloha airlines flight 243 iata. Hawaiian airlines hawaii s largest and longest serving airline offers non stop service to hawaii from the u s. Fuel driven earnings growth in q4 hawaiian airlines nearly doubled its adjusted pre tax income to 79 2 million up from 43 4 million a year earlier. Cruising at 24 000 feet an 18 foot section of the plane s roof suddenly ripped off causing an explosive decompression creating a gaping hole in the fuselage and.
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Everything seemed normal aboard flight 243 last thursday afternoon when suddenly with a whoosh like a paper bag popping a gaping hole blew open in the fuselage directly above the first class compartment. Hawaiian airlines contacted rubb after seeing some of its other facilities most notably the american airlines hangar at boston logan international. On april 28 1988 a boeing 737 297 serving the flight suffered extensive damage after an explosive decompression in flight but was able to land safely at kahului airport on maui there was one fatality flight attendant clarabelle lansing who was. The aloha airlines jet was cruising at 24 000 ft just 25 miles southeast of the hawaiian island of maui en route from hilo to honolulu.
The resulting explosive decompression blew out several rows of seats resulting in the deaths of nine passengers. United airlines flight 811 was a regularly scheduled airline flight from los angeles to sydney with intermediate stops at honolulu and auckland on february 24 1989 the boeing 747 122 serving the flight experienced a cargo door failure in flight shortly after leaving honolulu. Aah243 was a scheduled aloha airlines flight between hilo and honolulu in hawaii.