CI611

A 747-200 crashes into the ocean without any sign of an issue from the flight crew. Find out how a seemingly simple fix to the tail of this aircraft caused China Airlines 611 to break up over the ocean 22 years later.

Thank you to Dr. Chris Yakacki for being a guest on this episode!!

Photo Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Airlines_Flight_611

https://lessonslearned.faa.gov/ChinaAirlines747/CI611_English_VOL_1.pdf

Research Sources:

https://lessonslearned.faa.gov/ChinaAirlines747/CI611_English_VOL_1.pdf

https://lessonslearned.faa.gov/ChinaAirlines747/CI611_English_VOL_2.pdf

“Scratching the Surface.” Mayday Air Disaster Investigations, season 7, episode 1, Cineflix, 18 Nov. 2009.

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