Скачать или смотреть Aloha Airlines Flight 243 ATC Recording (With Subtitles (CC)) | 28 April 1988 Maui, Hawaii

Accident Description:
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𝗔𝗹𝗼𝗵𝗮 𝗔𝗶𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗙𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝟮𝟰𝟯 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Hilo to Honolulu, operated by a Boeing 737-200 (Reg. N73711) on 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝟮𝟴, 𝟭𝟵𝟴𝟴.

The plane departed Hilo at 13:25. As the plane leveled at 24,000 feet, both pilots heard a loud "clap" or "whooshing" sound followed by a wind noise behind them. The captain observed that the cockpit entry door was missing and that "there was blue sky where the first-class ceiling had been." The captain immediately took over the controls of the plane and began an emergency descent. The first officer stated that she observed a rate of descent of 4,100 ft/min at some point during the descent. When the decompression occurred, all the passengers were seated and the seat belt sign was illuminated.

The No. 1 flight attendant reportedly was standing at seat row 5. According to passenger observations, the flight attendant was immediately swept out of the cabin through a hole in the left side of the fuselage. The No. 2 flight attendant, standing by row 15/16, was thrown to the floor and sustained minor bruises. The No. 3 flight attendant, standing at row 2, was struck in the head by debris and thrown to the floor. She suffered serious injuries. At 13:48:35, the first officer informed Maui Tower of the rapid decompression and stated the need for emergency equipment. At 13:58:45 the plane landed on runway 02 at Maui's Kahului Airport. An emergency evacuation was then accomplished on the runway.

𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲:
"The failure of the Aloha Airlines maintenance program to detect the presence of significant disbonding and fatigue damage, which ultimately led to failure of the lap joint at S-10L and the separation of the fuselage upper lobe. Contributing to the accident were the failure of Aloha Airlines management to supervise properly its maintenance force as well as the failure of the FAA to evaluate properly the Aloha Airlines maintenance program and to assess the airline's inspection and quality control deficiencies. Also contributing to the accident were the failure of the FAA to require Airworthiness Directive 87-21-08 inspection of all the lap joints proposed by Boeing Alert Service Bulletin SB 737-53A1039 and the lack of a complete terminating action (neither generated by Boeing nor required by the FAA) after the discovery of early production difficulties in the 737 cold bond lap joint, which resulted in low bond durability, corrosion and premature fatigue cracking."