Imagine you’re thousands of feet above the ground, cruising smoothly… when suddenly, passengers spot a massive crack spreading across the ceiling of the plane. 😳 Panic sets in, whispers turn to shouts, and everyone is asking the same question: what’s happening to the Boeing 737? This real-life incident shocked experts and left investigators racing for answers. Was it just wear and tear, or something far more dangerous? Buckle up, because this story will keep you glued to your screen until the very end. Animation is created by Bright Side. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Music from TheSoul Sound: https://thesoul-sound.com/
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00:00The cabin shuddered with a loud bang, the cold air rushed in, and the oxygen mass dropped down.
00:06The 117 terrified passengers were staring at a 5-foot hole that ruptured their Boeing 737-300.
00:14One of them sent a text to his wife, saying,
00:17Plane is going down, I love you.
00:20It started as a regular flight from Phoenix to Sacramento on April 1, 2011.
00:26Takeoff and initial climb out went as usual.
00:29But as the plane approached its cruising altitude of 34,000 feet, one of the ceiling panels fell down.
00:36A couple of seconds later, the captain informed everyone that the cabin had lost pressurization and instructed passengers to put on their oxygen masks.
00:45The sound of rushing wind grew louder.
00:47The captain quickly declared an emergency to air traffic control and was granted permission for an emergency descent.
00:54The pilots brought the aircraft down to 11,000 feet, where the air pressure was high enough to keep enough oxygen in the body tissues.
01:03Soon after, flight attendants reported an injury and a 2-foot hole in the fuselage.
01:09The pilots then requested to descend further to 9,000 feet.
01:13Ground control directed them to the nearest airport capable of handling a 737.
01:17It was Yuma International Airport.
01:21One of the flight attendants rushed to make an interphone call to the pilots or a PA announcement instead of immediately putting on his oxygen mask.
01:29So he lost consciousness, fell and broke his nose.
01:33Other than that, there were luckily no injuries or major damage.
01:37The plane landed successfully, and all the passengers survived.
01:40As it turned out later, it all happened because one of the joints failed much earlier than Boeing's engineers expected.
01:49Another plane that got into serious trouble was carrying 440 passengers and 29 crew members, five of whom were pilots.
01:58The flight was going from London to Sydney with a stopover in Singapore.
02:02It completed the first leg of the journey without a problem, took on fuel, more passengers, and a new crew to carry on to Australia.
02:11It took off and moved southeast across the strait toward Indonesia, passing over the densely populated island of Batum.
02:18After four minutes in the air, right after passing an altitude of 7,000 feet, one of the engines failed.
02:25Fragments of a turbine disc were tearing through its wings and fuselage in multiple places.
02:30The big banks severely damaged every critical system on board, including the flight controls, fuel tanks, hydraulics, and pneumatics.
02:39With a flood of failure warnings and an aircraft in unknown condition, the flight crew had to quickly assess the situation and make the right decisions to bring the massive jet down safely.
02:51They also had to deal with malfunctioning landing gear, a loss of braking power, and an engine that refused to shut down.
02:57Against all odds, they managed to land the plane flawlessly.
03:02All 469 passengers and crew walked away without a single injury.
03:08As it turned out later, an oil pipe in one of the engines had walls that were slightly too thin, and it led to all this.
03:15On May 24, 1988, TACA International Flight 110 took off from Belize City, heading to New Orleans, with 38 passengers and 7 crew members aboard.
03:28The aircraft was new and everything was going smoothly until the plane approached New Orleans and encountered severe thunderstorms.
03:35The pilots tried their best to navigate through the storm, but as they descended through thick clouds at 16,500 feet, both engines suddenly lost power.
03:47The plane was gliding toward the ground through extreme rain and hail with no thrust.
03:52The pilots tried to restart the engines using airflow, but even when they turned them back on, they didn't produce enough of it to reach the airport.
04:00The pilots realized they wouldn't make it to New Orleans International Airport, so they declared an emergency and considered a water landing in the Louisiana wetlands.
04:10Air traffic controllers suggested an alternate airport, but the plane didn't have enough altitude or speed to reach it.
04:17But then the first officer noticed a grassy levee that could work as a runway.
04:21The captain quickly changed course and managed to do the impossible and landed the plane on the narrow strip of grass.
04:28It suffered minimal damage, and every passenger and crew member walked away unharmed.
04:36On October 16, 1956, Pan Am Flight 6 was on the final leg of an around-the-world journey when it took off from Honolulu, Hawaii for San Francisco.
04:47Everything seemed normal on the four-engine propeller-driven aircraft until about 1.20 a.m., when the number one engine began to malfunction.
04:55The first officer tried to reduce power and lower the flaps to slow the plane down.
05:01It was impossible because the propeller continued to windmill and created extra drag.
05:06The crew was struggling to keep control of the plane, but then the number four engine also started failing.
05:14Soon it began backfiring, so they had to shut it down completely.
05:18Now running on just two engines, the plane couldn't maintain speed or altitude.
05:23They did some math and figured they didn't have enough fuel to reach San Francisco or return to Honolulu.
05:30That's when the captain radioed an emergency call.
05:33He knew that it would be too dangerous to try a water landing in the dark.
05:37So the captain decided to keep the plane in the air until dawn.
05:42He guided the aircraft toward a Coast Guard cutter stationed in the Pacific.
05:45When it was above the ship, the plane circled at 2,000 feet, then climbed up again to burn extra fuel and make it lighter.
05:54The captain asked passengers sitting in the back and near the engines to move forward.
05:59As dawn broke and waves started rising, he knew it was time.
06:04The crew made the final approach.
06:06The plane's tail snapped off upon impact and the nose dipped underwater.
06:11But thanks to their careful planning and the swift response of rescue boats,
06:16every passenger and crew member was safely rescued before the aircraft sank.
06:22Southwest Airlines Flight 1380 from New York's LaGuardia Airport to Dallas Love Field on April 17, 2018,
06:30was carrying 144 passengers and five crew members.
06:34At 32,000 feet, the left engine suddenly blew up and its pieces were flying around.
06:40The wing and fuselage were damaged and shattered a window in row 14.
06:45This caused rapid decompression.
06:48The pilots immediately began an emergency descent and changed course toward Philadelphia International Airport.
06:54The plane tilted hard to the left, alarms started going off.
06:58The pilots put on their oxygen masks and fought to regain control.
07:03But even after getting it back on track, the damage made it incredibly difficult to fly.
07:08When the captain found out one of the passengers needed immediate medical help,
07:13she tried to speed things up and managed to land safely in Philadelphia.
07:18Sadly, even that and all the efforts of the flight attendants didn't help,
07:22and the passenger who was sitting in row 14 passed away.
07:25But thanks to the quick thinking and skills of the pilot and flight attendants,
07:30a much bigger disaster was prevented.
07:33Air Transat Flight 236 was cruising from Canada to Portugal when,
07:38three hours and 46 minutes into the journey, a fuel leak developed in the right engine.
07:43The pilots didn't realize it at first.
07:45They thought faulty sensors were giving them incorrect readings.
07:49For over an hour, they continued flying as normal,
07:52until they realized something was seriously off and diverted to the Azores for an emergency landing.
07:59By then, it was almost too late.
08:01The right engine failed when they still had over 170 miles to go.
08:0675 miles out, the left engine also gave out,
08:10so the plane was completely powerless at 34,500 feet.
08:14The crew warned air traffic control that they might have to ditch
08:18into the dark and rough waters of the Atlantic Ocean.
08:21The impact could have shattered the plane,
08:23and the people on board would have minimal chances to survive.
08:27The pilots didn't give up and managed to glide nearly 75 miles and safely touch down.
08:34The moment the wheels hit the runway,
08:36the crew immediately started an emergency evacuation.
08:39Everyone on board survived, and they set a world record.
08:43The flight, later nicknamed the Azores Glider,
08:47became the longest passenger aircraft glide without engines ever recorded.
08:52Wow!
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