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The dramatic moments before the tragic crash of United Flight 173, caused by a landing gear malfunction and fuel mismanagement, were captured in a chilling cockpit recording
Troubleshoot the problem. >> the pilot got on the p.a. and said we're having a little trouble with the landing gear, going to be in the air just a little bit longer, that is pretty common problem, don't worry about it. >> captain mcbroom was a very experienced pilot. had tens of thousands of hours including over 5,000 hours as a captain on the dc8 he was flying that night so this was mr. dc8 expert, and that may have convinced him that if he just studied a little bit more in the manuals and talked to the people in the maintenance center he was going to figure out whether or not this landing ge...
Said we're having a little trouble with the landing gear. we're going to be in the air just a little bit longer this is a pretty common problem, don't worry about it. >> captain mcbroom was a very experienced pilot, tens of thousands of hours and 5,000 hours as a captain of the dc 8 he was flying that night. so this was mr. dc 8 expert and that may have convinced him if if he just studied a little more into the manual and talked to the people in the maintenance center, he would figure out whether or not this landing gear would collapse. >> by 5:14 p.m., air traffic control knows united 173 has...
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