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In the 1990s a fatal mechanical fault was lurking within the tail of the world's most popular passenger plane. The Boeing 737 suffered two fatal accidents as the result of a design flaw that had been kept hidden for so long. What was it? Why wasn't it fixed? This episode of Disaster Breakdown takes a look into the accidents of United Airlines Flight 585 and USAir Flight 427 and the background of the investigation.

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00:00 Intro/Eastwind 517
04:35 United Airlines Flight 585
18:52 The Depths
36:22 British Airways GBNLY
38:06 USAir Flight 427
53:46 Closing

#aviation
#america
#boeing

Sources:
United 585 Original Report: https://libraryonline.erau.edu/online...
United 585 Revised Report: https://reports.aviationsafety.net/1...
USAir 427 Report: https://reports.aviationsafety.net/1...
BA 747 GBNLY Report: https://assets.publishing.service.gov...

Two interviews with relatives of United 585 victims:
   • United Flight 585  Emily Cotton, Part 1  
   • United Flight 585  Donna Lucero, Part 1  

"The Boeing Files":
https://planesafe.org/
https://planesafe.org/?page_id=477

Relevant NTSB Animations:
   • Boeing 737 rudder issues in the 1990s...  

Other Sources:
https://www.nbc11news.com/2023/03/07/...
https://tailstrike.com/database/8sep...
https://special.seattletimes.com/o/ne...
http://www3.alpa.org/portals/alpa/mag...
https://www.faa.gov/sites/faa.gov/fil...
   • Flight 585 Newscast 3211  
https://www.washingtonpost.com/wpsrv...
https://library.unt.edu/gpo/NCARC/saf...
https://aviation.stackexchange.com/qu...
https://romesentinel.com/stories/vict...