Mayday

Season 1, Episode 2

Episode Title: Unlocking Disaster

Air Date: 2003-09-10

Overview:

On February 24, 1989, United Airlines Flight 811 is flying above the Pacific Ocean, when part of the right-side fuselage is ripped off, ejecting nine people from the aircraft and causing explosive decompression. The flight later lands safely at Honolulu without any more loss of life.