Tail Accidently News Today

Way 100 miles from the mountain. >> so now you begin to ask the question what could cause a decompression and problems. >> looking at the planes maintenance history, investigators learned there was previous damage to the aft pressure bulk head, the structure in the back of the cabin that keeps the cabin pressurized. it was cracked seven years before the crash. when the planes tail accidently dragged along the runway, in an incident known as a tail strike. >> a tile strike can occur in one of two...

Aft bulkhead. it was cracked seven years before the crash. when the planes tail accidently dragged along the runway in an incident known as a tail strike. >> a tail strike can occur on takeoff where the airplane is on the run way and beginning its climb or on landing when the tail is in a nose high attitude, either way its going to create damage. >> the repair is problematic. the structure is so large, 15 feet across, the airplane was built around it originally. to make the fix, boeing removes t...