Southwest Airlines Roof Ripped Off

In 1988 cracks caused part of the roof of an aloha airlines boeing 737 to peel open while the jet flew from hilo to honolulu.

Southwest airlines roof ripped off.

Southwest airlines flight 812 was a boeing 737 300 passenger jet that on april 1 2011 suffered rapid depressurization while cruising at 34 000 ft 10 000 m near yuma arizona leading to an emergency landing at yuma international airport. Aloha airlines flight 243 iata. The faa called monday for inspections of older boeing 737s after an incident on friday in which the roof tore off southwest airlines flight 812. A five square foot hole opened in the roof of a southwest airlines jet as it was cruising at 36 000 feet on friday afternoon.

Aah243 was a scheduled aloha airlines flight between hilo and honolulu in hawaii. One flight attendant was sucked out to her death and 65 passengers. In april 1988 when the cabin roof ripped off an aloha airlines 737 and swept a flight attendant to her death it sent a startling signal to the airline industry about the dangers of metal fatigue. An entire section of the roof ripped off leaving passengers exposed as though sitting on the top deck of a roofless tour bus.

A flight attendant was sucked out of the plane and plunged to her. Passengers reported hearing an explosive noise and feeling air being.