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To: Tzfat
Can you cite one in modern times where decompression caused structural failure?

Sure, be glad to:

Turkish airline DC-10 crash 1974. Failed cargo door hatch and resultant explosive decompression caused destruction of rear passenger cabin floor and loss of control leading to crash. Another DC-10 in the US had the same type failure but survived the incident (American Airlines 1972).

The C-5A babylift crash in Saigon, 1975. "The cause was ascribed to loss of flight control due to explosive decompression and structural failure." The quote is from the accident report. Failed rear cargo door latches caused explosive decompression and loss of aircraft.

The JAL 747 crash in 1985. Improper rear bulkhead repair caused rapid decompression loss of control of aircraft.

38 posted on 11/01/2015 7:18:20 PM PST by pfflier
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To: pfflier

I will concede 1974 Turkish Airlines.

Of course, none were narrow body aircraft, and a bulkhead failure is not always explosive decompression. There have been numerous failures of bulkheads that were not pressure related. Air China in 2002 is one - another wide body.


39 posted on 11/01/2015 7:24:40 PM PST by Tzfat
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