"Why is our plane crooked? oh! God, I hope it takes off! ”
It's an American plane, and in the process of taking off,
A prayer from the passenger involuntarily.
Because at this time, the plane did not take off smoothly as usual,
Instead, it forced liftoff at a strange angle.
After taking off to a certain height,
The plane was completely out of control, falling obliquely from the air toward the ground.
At this time, it was only 31 seconds before the plane took off.
And in the process, the 271 passengers on the plane,
Watch as the plane he was riding crashed downwards.
With a loud rumble,
The plane slammed into the ground and turned into a fiery flame.
What happened to the passengers on the plane?
What exactly is wrong with the plane?
How did the United States deal with this later?
In 1979, a "DC-10" aircraft belonging to American Airlines,
Quietly parked at O'Hare Airport.
It has been serving American Airlines for 7 years,
Accumulated more than 20,000 hours of safe flight,
It was one of the most advanced and heaviest passenger aircraft of American Airlines at that time.
At this time, an uncle in a flight suit appeared at the door and walked into the airport with a scolding grin.
That's Captain Walter of the DC-10,
Looking at the captain's unhappy look, the staff of American Airlines showed a smiling and squinting expression.
Not worried at all.
That's because the captain was 53 years old and had 22,000 hours of flight time.
I've been driving a DC-10 from different companies for seven or eight years.
Whether it is from resume or experience, Walter is extremely reassuring to them.
Not to mention that there was another person next to him,
Co-captain James, who has 9200 flight hours,
Alfred, with 15,000 flight hours,
The luxury driving crew made up of these three is enough to deal with any unexpected situation.
But, to use an old Chinese saying,
"Unlucky enough to drink cold water will stuff your teeth",
An accident that no one expected,
As time progresses, it keeps getting closer to them.
At 3:02 p.m., after receiving the news that all 158 passengers and 13 crew members had boarded and could take off at any time,
Captain Walter skillfully maneuvered the plane and slid off the tarmac to the runway.
It is also from this moment on that
Death has descended on the heads of all the passengers on the plane,
Captain Walter also did not expect that this time there would be temporary overtime,
He would be separated from his wife and son from yin and yang from now on.
It turned out that Walter should have been by his wife and son's side at this time.
However, due to the sudden illness of the colleague who was supposed to be flying the plane,
For the sake of the plane and the passengers, the airport called Walter back, who was on leave at home.
That's why he went into the airport and grinned.
Next, the plane was under Walter's control,
Constantly accelerating on the runway,
After gliding for about 6,000 feet, Death finally raised his scythe in his hand.
Swing it down hard.
When the speed of the aircraft is enough to take off,
The first engine of the left wing of the DC-10 suddenly began to shake violently,
Then it was directly out of the wing and smashed into the runway behind the plane.
At the same time, there is also the white gas from the hydraulic oil leakage,
It also constantly erupted from the inside of the aircraft.
And this scene was also seen by some passengers by the window,
I couldn't help but let out a series of exclamations.
At the same time, the staff of the airport also saw this terrible scene,
Hurry to try to contact captain Walter of the DC-10 aircraft,
"DC-10, DC-10, here is the tower,
Please land immediately, repair the aircraft,
Repeat, please land immediately and repair the plane! ”
However, the crew members on the plane did not give any response.
The plane is still taxiing at high speed.
In fact, it is not the captain who is still playing with small emotions.
Walter as an excellent captain,
Distinguish between work and life,
He doesn't reply to the airport message because the left dashboard in front of him has turned pitch black.
I never heard from the airport.
Moreover, he did not have the fact that the engine fell off at all.
But despite this, he also understood that there was a problem with the plane.
Quickly call for the co-pilot and engineer to repair together.
However, the flight attendant on the plane found that the plane was abnormal,
They distinctly felt the vibration of the plane,
Then I saw the white smoke on the wings through the window, and I didn't find that the engine had fallen.
At the same time, the staff of the airport on the ground seemed to have guessed something,
Can only entrust all hope to the captain, the deputy captain and the engineers on the aircraft,
Because not only do they have a lot of flying experience,
More in the daily simulation training,
Every time, it can perfectly land a plane that has lost an engine safely,
At this time, the DC-10 also lost an engine.
There are also two engines running normally,
Therefore, the three of them became the last straw for all of them.
Inside the cockpit of the plane, volcker trio through their own experience,
It was found that engine One had failed,
But there is no way to overhaul it.
Because the plane at this time is in the take-off stage, the strong inertia makes them unable to leave their seats at all.
So, they're going to get the plane up to the required altitude first.
Then the overhaul is carried out.
They did not expect that it was precisely this operation that made the aircraft take off forcibly.
It would have killed all 271 people on the entire plane.
According to the usual training and their own experience,
Walter lowered the speed of the plane to the V2's designated speed of 153 knots,
However, since the hydraulic tubing has broken, the left side of the leading suture is not closed,
So, when the wing on the right side was successfully lowered to the expected 153 knots,
However, the left wing remained at 159 knots.
And Walter's dashboard is still in a malfunctioning state,
So this anomaly was not found.
This caused the plane to lose its balance in an instant, at a 122-degree angle,
It fell hard to the ground, and then ignited the fuel in the plane that had not yet consumed much fuel,
Huge flames erupted.
And just before the plane fell, everyone had already sensed that the plane was falling.
But they can't make any changes.
Including Captain Volcker.
From take-off to landing, it seems to take a long time,
Actually only 31 seconds.
And in those 31 seconds, 271 people on the plane, watching themselves,
From panic to death.
After the rescue workers at the local airport arrived, they immediately took corresponding fire extinguishing measures.
Hopefully, someone will survive the crash.
But the harsh reality is in front of them.
Except for the part of the tail that is still intact, all the remaining parts disintegrate and explode.
Burned into a piece of coke.
This air disaster became the most tragic air disaster in The history of the United States.
In order to investigate the cause of the crash,
The relevant departments of the US government have also set up a special investigation team.
Arrived at the site of the plane crash.
However, it was not long before this matter was under the power of capital.
Confused by the reason that the quality of the bolts is not good,
This is due to the fact that the aircraft that crashed belongs to the main model of the manufacturer,
But this model actually has design flaws,
If you want to let U.S. citizens know the real situation of this type of aircraft,
The company will certainly be greatly affected by public opinion and impact.
But there are some righteous people who stand up,
A metal expert named Mike found something strange during the investigation,
He found the bolt that was called a quality failure,
It was found that the bolt did not break long ago, but only broke when the air crash took off.
So, he checked the maintenance records of the aircraft in recent days,
It was found that two months ago, the dropped No. 1 engine had undergone repairs,
And the maintenance adopted illegal operation,
Directly removing the engine and hanger together, skipping the installation of hundreds of connecting units,
Doing so can greatly save time and allow the aircraft to quickly return to operation.
However, everyone ignores the weight of the engine and hanger,
Trying to fix an object of more than 6 tons with three bolts is simply whimsical.
However, if these operations are just to put the aircraft on the ground, no one will find out,
This also led to the maintenance staff of the airport not finding this hidden danger,
This allowed the aircraft to break the hanger partition during take-off, and the engine fell off.
As soon as the matter was exposed, the aircraft manufacturer rushed to recall all DC-10 models in service.
Then the entire manufacturing process and maintenance process are perfected,
Only then did he dare to put the aircraft into service again.
However, there is an old saying in China,
"Once bitten by a snake, ten years afraid of the well rope",
People will never believe their lies again.
This led to the DC-10 being discontinued and the producer being acquired by rival Boeing in 1997.
Later, the U.S. government found the black box on the crashed plane,
Inside the complete record of Captain Walter and the co-pilot and engineer,
The whole process of rescuing the crashed aircraft,
It once again confirmed that it was not the captain's operational error, but the problem with the aircraft itself.
In fact, except for this time,
THE DC-10 aircraft has caused four air crashes,
and resulted in the deaths of 622 people,
All this is forced by the aircraft manufacturers with the power of capital.
And that's the end of the story.
This story reminds us all, don't always think about taking shortcuts,
Shortcuts are convenient, but they are far less stable than down-to-earth, steady and steady,
At the same time, we should also be glad that we were born in a happy country like China.
Without the power of capital, without the shady curtain of government,
All citizens, under the correct leadership of our Party, let each of us live a peaceful and happy life,
I hope that in the days to come, we will be able to bear in mind the good of the party and the country for us,
Strive to improve yourself and make yourself a person who is useful to the country, the party, and the people!