Hawaiian Airlines Roof Ripped Off

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Hawaiian airlines roof ripped off.

Cruising at 24 000 feet an 18 foot section of the plane s roof suddenly ripped off causing an explosive decompression creating a gaping hole in the fuselage and sucking a flight attendant out of. Flying at about 24 000 feet 23 minutes into the flight the ceiling above the passengers just aft of the entrance door suddenly and explosively ripped off leaving an open sun roof about one quarter the length of the airplane. The pilot landed on maui with the remaining. As aloha 243 abruptly lost altitude passengers began singing hymns and bracing for a crash.

Hawaiian airlines hawaii s largest and longest serving airline offers non stop service to hawaii from the u s. At that point the crack widens and the entire roof of the airplane is ripped off. Honolulu a 10 by 20 foot rectangular hole tore open on the right side of a united airlines jumbo jet carrying 355 people to new zealand early friday sucking nine passengers to presumed death at. In theory a boeing 737 with roughly one third of its roof blown off should not be able to fly.

26 mi south southeast of kahului on the island of maui a small section on the left side of the roof ruptured with a whooshing sound. Honolulu a gaping hole ripped open on the right side of a united airlines jumbo jet carrying 354 people today sucking eight to 11 passengers to their death 20 000 feet above the pacific ocean. After a routine takeoff and ascent the aircraft had reached its normal flight altitude of 24 000 feet 7 300 m when at around 13 48 about 23 nautical miles 43 km. Based on a true story.