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Mayday - Season 26 Episode 7 : Deadly Cover Up (Aeroperú Flight 603)

Jan 01, 1970 00:46:14m

274 votes

Documentary, Drama, Crime

Seasons and episodes

Episode List

Ep 1 Moments from Touchdown (Yeti Airlines Flight 691)

2026-02-02

Ep 2 Peril over Pakistan (Airblue Flight 202)

2026-02-09

Ep 3 Divided in Crisis (Air Algérie 6289)

2026-02-16

Ep 4 Crash Landing (Eagle Airways Flight 2300)

2026-02-23

Ep 5 A Perfect Storm (Nürnberger Flugdienst Flight 108)

2026-03-02

Ep 6 Deadly Charter (2001 Aspen Gulfstream III crash)

2026-03-09

Ep 7 Deadly Cover Up (Aeroperú Flight 603)

2026-02-16

Ep 8 Norwegian Nightmare (Widerøe Flight 839)

2026-03-23

Ep 9 Monsoon Approach (Air India Express Flight 1344)

2026-03-30

Ep 10 Mixed Measures (Korean Air Cargo Flight 6316)

2026-04-06

Synopsis

On 2 October 1996, shortly after take off, the crew of Aeroperú Flight 603 are confused by false speed and altitude readings and contradictory warnings from the aircraft's air data system. In preparation for an emergency landing, the crew descend the aircraft, but unknowingly descend too far by relying on the false readings. The aircraft crashes into the Pacific Ocean, killing all 70 people on board. The false readings and contradictory warnings were caused by duct tape over the static ports, which was used to protect the ports during maintenance, but was not removed afterwards. Note: This accident was previously featured in the episode "Flying Blind" (S01E04) and as a special in the episode "Who's Flying the Plane?" (S06E03).