Mayday S00E32 · Special Report Season 20: Maintenance Mistakes

Air date: 2020-09-14 45m

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A trio of crashes reveal that when the nuts and bolts of maintenance go unchecked, it can spell catastrophe.

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  1. 1 1. Final Hour of Flight 11 Aircrash Confidential Mystery2004-06-26 · 45m
  2. 2 2. Crash of the Century2006-08-13 · 45mMarch 27, 1977 – At 2:00 in the afternoon a thick fog rolled into the usually quiet Los Rodeos Airport in Tenerife, in the Canary Islands. On the runway sat two fully loaded jumbo
  3. 3 3. Special Report Season 13: Getting Out Alive2014-05-09 · 45mThis special looked at how people survive aviation accidents, in part with demonstrations at the Czech Airlines Training Centre. It provided case studies on the following flight: -
  4. 4 4. Special Report Season 18 : Communication Breakdown2018-07-09 · 45mThis special looked at how failures in communication lead to disasters
  5. 5 5. Special Report Season 18 : Bad Attitude2018-07-16 · 45mThis special looked at how pilots' aggressive or unprofessional behaviour can cause deadly accidents.
  6. 6 6. Special Report Season 18 : Hero Pilots2018-07-23 · 45mThis special looked at how pilots safely land their aircraft in emergency situations.
  7. 7 7. Special Report Season 18 : Plane vs. Pilot2018-07-30 · 45mThis special looked at how automation in the cockpit causes deadly misunderstandings.
  8. 8 8. Special Report Season 18 : Explosive Evidence2018-08-06 · 45mThis special looked at terrorist acts, including bombings and shootdowns.
  9. 9 9. Special Report Season 18 : Killer in the Cockpit?2018-08-13 · 45mThis special looked at pilots' carefully planned strategies in deliberately crashing aircraft.
  10. 10 10. Special Report Season 18 : Missing Pieces2018-08-20 · 45mThis special looked at foreign items, including ice, a chemical oxygen generator, and a bomb as the cause.
  11. 11 11. Special Report Season 18 : Controversial Crashes2018-08-27 · 45mThis special looked at disasters where multiple investigations don't agree on the cause of these accidents.
  12. 12 12. Special Report Season 18 : Deadly Distractions2018-09-03 · 45mThis special looked at how pilots' deviation from cockpit duties lead to crashes.
  13. 13 13. Special Report Season 18 : Fire on Board2018-09-10 · 45mThis special looked at disasters caused by fires, either on the ground or in the air.
  14. 14 14. Special Report Season 19 : Headline News2019-10-05 · 45mThree devastating crashes make front page news and the media frenzy puts intense pressure to uncover the true cause of these deadly disasters.
  15. 15 15. Special Report Season 19 : Rookie Errors2019-10-12 · 45mWhile commercial pilots undergo hundreds of hours of training and testing, even experienced pilots can make deadly rookie errors.
  16. 16 16. Special Report Season 19 : Collision Course2019-10-19 · 45mInvestigators comb through the wreckage of three separate midair collisions in a race to prevent another fatal impact.
  17. 17 17. Special Report Season 19 : Engines Out2019-10-26 · 45mWhen an aircraft loses total engine power, a pilot's training can make all the difference in the world.
  18. 18 18. Special Report Season 19 : Fuel Trouble2019-11-02 · 45mThree mysterious accidents send investigators hunting for clues. In the end, all three trails lead back to the same source - the fuel tank.
  19. 19 19. Special Report Season 19 : Perilous Payloads2019-11-09 · 45mThree planes fatally out of balance highlight to investigators a flight risk that's entirely preventable, and yet seemingly not stopping.
  20. 20 20. Special Report Season 19 : Runway in Sight2019-11-16 · 45mIf pilots aren't prepared when the runway is in sight, a landing can quickly become a tragedy as evidenced in these three crashes.
  21. 21 21. Special Report Season 19 : Deadly Confusion2019-11-23 · 45mSpatial disorientation is one of the leading causes of all air accidents. Even the most experienced pilots are susceptible to its subtle yet deadly effects.
  22. 22 22. Special Report Season 19 : Radio Silence2019-11-30 · 45mRadio silence between pilots and controllers can mean many different things, but in these stories, the physical evidence reveals the truth.
  23. 23 23. Special Report Season 19 : Design Flaws2019-12-07 · 45mDrawing the attention of the entire world, three fatal design flaws put air crash investigators in a storm of controversy.
  24. 24 24. Special Report Season 20: Courage in the Cockpit2020-07-20 · 45mDevastating systems failures in the air put pilots to the test and shine a light on three astonishing feats of flying, including Qantas Flight 32.
  25. 25 25. Special Report Season 20: Death From Above2020-07-27 · 45mMid-air tragedies are particularly horrifying when they occur over a community, and rain terror on the people below.
  26. 26 26. Special Report Season 20: VIP on Board2020-08-03 · 45mRevisit three crashes involving high-profile passengers and the pressurized investigations into the causes that followed.
  27. 27 27. Special Report Season 20: Lapse in Security2020-08-10 · 45mThese are three horrific air disasters that provoked fundamental changes to airport security and the measures we follow across the world today.
  28. 28 28. Special Report Season 20: Mountain Impact2020-08-17 · 45mFollow three horrifying crashes that revealed high-tech blind spots in the technology preventing aircraft from ploughing into mountains.
  29. 29 29. Special Report Season 20: Survivors2020-08-24 · 45mFrom the wreckage of three airplane crashes, survivors emerge to tell harrowing tales and provide critical data about what to do in an emergency.
  30. 30 30. Special Report Season 20: Instrument Confusion2020-08-31 · 45mFollow three mid-air tragedies that rained terror on those below when they happened over crowded areas.
  31. 31 31. Special Report Season 20: Heat of the Moment2020-09-07 · 45mWhen aviation decisions are made in the heat of the moment, even minor issues can have fatal consequences.
  32. 32 32. Special Report Season 20: Maintenance Mistakes2020-09-14 · 45mA trio of crashes reveal that when the nuts and bolts of maintenance go unchecked, it can spell catastrophe.
  33. 33 33. Special Report Season 20: Take Off Tragedies2020-09-21 · 45mThree flights ending in tragedy prove that minor missteps during take-off can have disastrous consequences.
  34. 34 34. Special Report: Dead of Night2021-01-10 · 45mConfused, flying blind and lost in the dark, three crews lose site of the horizon and fall into the same deadly trap.
  35. 35 35. Special Report: Engine Gone2021-01-17 · 45mThree crews experience the same devastating event, but with radically different outcomes when an engine falls off their commercial airplane.
  36. 36 36. Special Report: Lethal Choices2021-01-24 · 45mFaced with a mid-air crisis, pilots must make life-and-death decisions, but the wrong approach can trigger a far more serious problem.
  37. 37 37. Special Report: Risky Runways2021-01-31 · 45mIn Sao Paolo, the Himalayas, and on the Norwegian coast, three flight crews are pushed to the limit by the toughest landings on earth.
  38. 38 38. Special Report: Landings Gone Wrong2021-02-07 · 45mRelying on instinct rather than the rule book, three flights end in tragedy when crews improvise on their final approach.
  39. 39 39. Special Report: Frozen Wings2021-02-08 · 45mThree planes are brought down by ice, and it's up to investigators to determine how modern aircraft could possibly end up with frozen wings.
  40. 40 40. Special Report: Runway Collisions2021-02-11 · 45mThree catastrophic runway collisions raise the same pressing question: How could two planes end up on the same runway at the same time?
  41. 41 41. Special Report: Cockpit Breakdown2021-02-12 · 45mIllustrating the deadly consequences of a mismatched crew, three flights end in tragedy, leaving investigators to unravel what went wrong.
  42. 42 42. Special Report: Splash Down2021-02-14 · 45mThree last-resort water landings-all handled differently-yet each one crucial to improving the outcomes of ditching on open water.
  43. 43 43. Special Report: Northern Extremes2021-02-15 · 45mFaced with the extreme conditions of the far North, three flights fall out of the sky leaving investigators to uncover the cause.
  44. 44 44. Special Report: War Zone2022-09-12 · 45mMisidentification and accidental bombing of enemy territory are among the many risks pilots face in military zones around the world.
  45. 45 45. Special Report: Time Critical2022-09-19 · 45mAs they rush to finish, some pilots overlook important steps and danger signs and make decisions that threaten the lives of the passengers as well as their own. A Turkish Airlines
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  47. 47 47. Special Report: Impossible Landings2022-10-03 · 45mThe pilots avoid three dangerous situations where there was no room for error and manage to land damaged planes. A female passenger is sucked out the window of Southwest Flight 138
  48. 48 48. Special Report: Deadly Data2022-10-10 · 45m
  49. 49 49. Special Report: Trained to Fail2022-10-17 · 45m
  50. 50 50. Special Report: Accidents in the Air2022-10-24 · 45mThis special looked at mid-air collisions caused by either pilot error or meltdowns within air traffic control.
  51. 51 51. Special Report: Dangerous Winds2022-10-31 · 45mApproaching Charlotte, US Air Flight 1016 crashes violently into the ground after a gust of wind. A 737 drops like a rock while flying blind over Perú half a mile from the jungle,
  52. 52 52. Special Report: Sabotage2022-11-07 · 45mThree flights are sabotaged. When hijackers break into the cockpit of an Ethiopian plane, the captain manages to make a life-threatening sea landing. Scientists debate a pair of co
  53. 53 53. Special Report: Poor Piloting2022-11-14 · 45m
  54. 54 54. Special Report: Pitch Problems2024-07-08 · 45mAccidents caused by pitch problems are dramatic and destructive, and survival is almost impossible. Very few clues are available to the investigators. Alaska Airlines Flight 261, A
  55. 55 55. Special Report: Fight to the Finish2024-07-15Pushed to the limits of their training and willpower, three flight crews fight against almost impossible odds to land their crippled aircraft. Transair Flight 671, Air Astana Fligh
  56. 56 56. Special Report: Bad Data2024-07-22With all the advances in technology and safety, sometimes a safe flight is still at risk when the data used is incorrect or misleading. USAF B-2 Bomber, Independant Air Flight 1851
  57. 57 57. Special Report: Landing Hazards2024-07-29Three disasters reveal how poor weather threatens a safe landing, with heavy rain, thunderstorms and treacherous crosswinds. Martinair 495, American Airlines Flight 1572 and Air Fr
  58. 58 58. Special Report: Training Ignored2024-08-05Even the most highly trained pilots in the world can be caught out if they ignore their training when it is needed most. Island Express Helicopter, Corporate Airlines Flight 5966 a
  59. 59 59. Special Report: Reckless Approaches2024-08-12An argument with no runway in sight, ignoring a critical signal and an exhausted pilot - three problems leading to three crashes. Execuflight 1526. American Eagle Flight 3379. Amer