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Mayday - Season 4 Episode 5 : Hidden Danger (United Airlines 585, USAir 427 and Eastwind Airlines 517)

Jan 01, 1970 00:46:14m

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Documentary, Drama, Crime

Seasons and episodes

Episode List

Ep 1 Miracle Escape (Air France Flight 358)

2007-04-15

Ep 2 Falling from the Sky (British Airways Flight 9)

2007-04-22

Ep 3 Fire Fight (Air Canada Flight 797)

2007-04-29

Ep 4 Missed Approach (Korean Air Flight 801)

2007-05-06

Ep 5 Hidden Danger (United Airlines 585, USAir 427 and Eastwind Airlines 517)

2007-05-13

Ep 6 Panic Over The Pacific (China Airlines Flight 006)

2007-05-20

Ep 7 Out Of Sight (1986 Cerritos mid-air collision)

2007-05-27

Ep 8 Fog of War (1996 Croatia USAF CT-43)

2007-06-03

Ep 10 Ghost Plane (Helios Airways Flight 522)

2007-06-17

Synopsis

On 3 March 1991, a Boeing 737 operating as United Airlines Flight 585 is on approach to land, when it suddenly rolls into a dive and crashes within eight seconds, killing all 25 people on board. On 8 September 1994, USAir Flight 427 is another Boeing 737 on approach to land, when it rolls and crashes within thirty seconds, killing all 132 people on board. On 9 June 1996, Eastwind Airlines Flight 517 is another Boeing 737 that unexpectedly rolls in similar circumstances, but the crew successfully regains control of the aircraft and lands safely. The cause of all three incidents was the rudder experiencing a "hardover" (suddenly going to full deflection) and jamming due to thermal shock of the hydraulic control valve.

Title	Mayday - Season 4 Episode 5 : Hidden Danger (United Airlines 585, USAir 427 and Eastwind Airlines 517)
Release Date	Jan 01, 1970
Season	26
Episode	236