Are you referring to the Hawaii to US mainland flight?
I think that was in 1989 or 1988. There was a 20 foot hole ripped out of the fuselage and the plane turned back to the Islands and flew for about an hour before landing without further incident.
The TV show MythBusters just did a show on this myth and found it to be without merit.
Yes, that’s the one. I thought it occurred longer ago (memory fades).