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Mayday - Season 11 Episode 6 : Turning Point (Northwest Airlines Flight 85)

Jan 01, 1970 00:46:14m

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Documentary, Drama, Crime

Seasons and episodes

Episode List

Ep 1 Deadly Reputation (TAM Airlines Flight 3054)

2011-08-12

Ep 2 The Plane That Flew Too High (West Caribbean Airways Flight 708)

2011-08-19

Ep 3 Split Decision (Arrow Air Flight 1285)

2011-08-26

Ep 4 Break Up Over Texas (Continental Express Flight 2574)

2011-12-29

Ep 5 Munich Air Disaster (British European Airways Flight 609)

2011-12-29

Ep 6 Turning Point (Northwest Airlines Flight 85)

2011-12-29

Ep 7 Bad Attitude (Korean Air Cargo Flight 8509)

2012-01-20

Ep 8 Blind Spot (PSA Flight 182)

2012-01-27

Ep 9 Under Pressure (Nigeria Airways Flight 2120)

2012-02-03

Ep 10 I'm the Problem (Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight 1771)

2012-02-10

Ep 11 Nowhere to Land (TACA Flight 110)

2012-02-17

Ep 12 The Invisible Plane (The Linate Airport Disaster)

2012-03-23

Ep 13 Impossible Landing (United Airlines Flight 232)

2012-04-13

Synopsis

On 9 October 2002, Northwest Airlines Flight 85 is cruising above the Bering Sea, when the lower rudder segment suddenly deflects to the left. The pilots divert the aircraft to a successful emergency landing at Anchorage, Alaska, by using engine thrust for control. The incident was attributed to a fatigue failure of the rudder hydraulic control module, resulting in part of the module's metal casing breaking off.